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seclusion

 
(sĭ-klū'zhən) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act of secluding.
    2. The state of being secluded. See synonyms at solitude.
  1. A secluded place or abode.

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


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

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Definition: isolation
Antonyms: open, public

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IN BRIEF: Removing oneself; isolating oneself.

pronunciation 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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