cenobio

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Italian

Etymology

From ceno- +‎ -bio.

Noun

cenobio m (plural cenobi)

  1. monastery, cenoby
  2. coenobium, colony (of microorganisms)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈnobjo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈnobjo/
  • Rhymes: -objo
  • Syllabification: ce‧no‧bio

Noun

cenobio m (plural cenobios)

  1. (formal) monastery, coenoby
    • 2015 July 24, “Otros caminos de Santiago”, in El País:
      De los muchos cenobios y pequeños monasterios que hubo en la comarca cántabra de Liébana durante la época en que parte de la península estaba en manos musulmanas y luego durante la Reconquista, uno adquirió especial protagonismo: el que regía una comunidad de benedictinos en torno a la figura de San Toribio de Turieno, en la ladera del monte Viorna, cerca de donde luego crecería Potes.
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  2. (biology) coenobium

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