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recluse

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Etymology

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From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (to disclose, to open), from re- + claudō (close).

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Adjective

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recluse (comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)

  1. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
    a recluse monk or hermit
    • 1708, [John Philips], “(please specify the page)”, in Cyder. [], London: [] J[acob] Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.
  2. (now rare) Hidden, secret.

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Noun

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recluse (plural recluses)

  1. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
    Synonyms: anchorite, eremite, hermit
  2. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
  3. (US) A brown recluse spider.

See also Thesaurus:recluse

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Verb

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recluse (third-person singular simple present recluses, present participle reclusing, simple past and past participle reclused)

  1. (obsolete) to shut; to seclude

French

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recluse

  1. feminine singular of reclus

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /reˈklu.ze/
  • Rhymes: -uze
  • Hyphenation: re‧clù‧se

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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recluse

  1. feminine plural of recluso

Participle

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recluse f pl

  1. feminine plural of recluso

Etymology 2

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Noun

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recluse f

  1. plural of reclusa

Etymology 3

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Verb

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recluse

  1. third-person singular past historic of recludere

Latin

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Participle

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reclūse

  1. vocative masculine singular of reclūsus