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recluse

/ɹɪkˈluːs/rih-KLOOS
/ɹɪkˈlus/rih-KLOOS

Meaningshut away

Common meaning: person who lives apart from others

Journey through time

  1. Latinrecluderesource
  2. Old Frenchreclus‘person living apart’source
  3. Middle Englishreclus‘person living apart’source
  4. Englishrecluse‘person who lives apart from others’ · today

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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin recludere ‘shut away’.

Roots

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