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reclusion

reclusion noun: life as a recluse.

Noun

reclusion (countable and uncountable, plural reclusions)

  1. Life as a recluse.
    • Every few years, a fresh wave of urbanites head north for a restorative of wilderness reclusion and pioneer roughing it, only to be made fun of by their predecessors as despoilers and effete poseurs.2008 May 18, Stephen Metcalf, “Provence Profound”, in New York Times

Forms of reclusion

pluralreclusions

Origin of reclusion

From recluse + -ion.

Questions about reclusion

What does reclusion mean?
Reclusion means life as a recluse.
What part of speech is reclusion?
Reclusion is a noun.
What is the plural of reclusion?
The plural of reclusion is reclusions.

Words near reclusion in the dictionary

  1. recluseness
  2. recluseries
  3. reclusery
  4. recluses
  5. reclusing
  6. reclusion
  7. reclusions
  8. reclusive
  9. reclusively
  10. reclusiveness
  11. reclusivity

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