seclusion
See also: séclusion
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin seclusio, from secludere.
Pronunciation
Noun
seclusion (countable and uncountable, plural seclusions)
- The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
- A secluded, isolated or private place.
- (meteorology) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.
- warm seclusion
Related terms
Translations
The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
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A secluded place
References
- “seclusion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.