seclusion

(sĭ-klū'zhən)
n.

1. 1. The act of secluding.
   2. The state of being secluded. See synonyms at solitude.
2. A secluded place or abode.

[Medieval Latin sēclūsiō, sēclūsiōn-, from Latin sēclūsus, past participle of sēclūdere, to seclude. See seclude.]

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noun

The act of secluding or the state of being secluded: reclusion, retirement, sequestration. See include/exclude.

n

Definition: isolation
Antonyms: open, public

IN BRIEF: Removing oneself; isolating oneself.

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. — Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish historian.

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