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recluse

rec·luse

UK/ɹɪˈkluːs/ US/ˈɹɛkluːs/ uncommon archaic obsolete us
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

  • “lived an unsocial reclusive life”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • brown recluse
  • recluse spider
  • Texas recluse

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