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monastery vs friary

friary vs monastery

monastery and friary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
monastery Yes No No No
friary Yes No No No
As nouns, friary is a hyponym of monastery; that is, friary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than monastery:
  • monastery: the residence of a religious community
  • friary: a monastery of friars
Other hyponyms of monastery include abbey, charterhouse, lamasery.
monastery (noun) friary (noun)
the residence of a religious community a monastery of friars
Difference between monastery and friary

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