closet

/kˈlɒzət/KLO-zuht

/kˈlɑzət/KLAH-zuht

Meaninga small shut room

Common meaning: a small room or cupboard for storing things

closto shut, closeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 350 · scan
etsmall-thing ending (from French)

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Frenchcloset
Englishcloset‘a small room or cupboard for storing things’ · today

clos also in: close clause enclose exclude include

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin claudō ‘to shut, close’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry claudō, p. 350 · dictionary scan

Roots

claudō, clausī, clausum Latin “to shut, close”

Related words

clause close conclude conclusion disclose enclose exclude exclusive include recluse

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