Complete Definition of "seclusion"

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English
Etymology
From ML. < L. seclusio, from secludere.

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. The act of seclude|secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; retirement; privacy; solitude: as, to live in seclusion.
  2. A secluded place.

Related terms
seclude
secluse
secluseness
seclusionist
seclusive

Translations

French: isolement m (1)

References
R:Century 1911

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