huis clos

See also: huis-clos

French

Alternative forms

• huis-clos

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɥi klo/

• Audio:

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Note that the h is aspirated in huis clos but mute in huis.

Noun

huis clos m (plural huis clos)

1. (literally, obsolete) closed door
2. an enclosed space such as a room or cell
3. (figuratively) a work of fiction (film, novel, etc.) in which the action is set in an enclosed space
4. (by extension) a genre in fiction where dramatic tension is derived from the action being set in an enclosed space

Derived terms

• à huis clos

See also

• huissier

Further reading

• huis clos on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr