SINCE 1828
mag·da·len
| \ ˈmag-də-lən
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variants:
or magdalene \ ˈmag-də-ˌlēn
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Definition of magdalen
1
: a reformed prostitute
2
: a house of refuge or reformatory for prostitutes
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