reclusion
American
[ri-kloo-zhuhn]
/ rɪˈklu ʒən /
noun
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the condition or life of a recluse.
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an act of shutting or the state of being shut up in seclusion.
Etymology
Origin of reclusion
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin reclūsiōn- (stem of reclūsiō ) a shutting off, equivalent to Latin reclūs ( us ) recluse + -iōn- -ion
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