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Definition of recluse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recluse

noun
 
/rɪˈkluːs/
 
/ˈrekluːs/
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  1. a person who lives alone and likes to avoid other people
    • to lead the life of a recluse
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin recludere ‘enclose’, from re- ‘again’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
see also brown recluseSee recluse in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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