seclusion
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noun \si-ˈklü-zhən\Definition of SECLUSION
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: a secluded or isolated place
— se·clu·sive \-ˈklü-siv, -ziv\ adjective
— se·clu·sive·ly adverb
— se·clu·sive·ness noun
See Examples of SECLUSION
- the seclusion of women that occurs in some countries
- I enjoyed the seclusion of the island.
Origin of SECLUSION
Medieval Latin seclusion-, seclusio, from Latin secludere
First Known Use: circa 1616
Related to SECLUSION
- Synonyms
- aloneness, insulation, privacy, secludedness, isolation, segregation, separateness, sequestration, solitariness, solitude
See Synonym Discussion at solitude
Rhymes with SECLUSION
affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, transfusion, Venusian
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