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Definition of cloister noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cloister

noun

NAmE//ˈklɔɪstər//

1[countable, usually plural] a covered passage with arches around a square garden, usually forming part of a cathedral, convent, or monastery

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2[singular] life in a convent or monastery the calm of the cloister

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