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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun)..
Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a laywoman.
Use laywoman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Laywoman means A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a laywoman.
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