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recluse

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

rec·luse / ˈrekˌloōs; riˈkloōs; ˈrekˌloōz/ • n. a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people. • adj. archaic favoring a solitary life. DERIVATIVES: re·clu·sion / riˈkloōzhən/ n.

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recluse

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

recluse sb. person shut up from the world for the purpose of religious contemplation XIII; person of retired life XVIII; adj. XIV. — (O)F. reclus, fem. recluse, pp. of reclure :- L. reclūdere (pp. reclūsus) shut up, (earlier) open, f. RE- + claudere CLOSE.

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T. F. HOAD. "recluse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "recluse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-recluse.html

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recluse

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

recluse. A person who lives apart from the world, especially for the purpose of religious meditation.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "recluse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "recluse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-recluse.html

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recluse

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

recluse •abstruse, abuse, adduce, Ballets Russes, Belarus, Bruce, burnous, caboose, charlotte russe, conduce, deduce, deuce, diffuse, douce, educe, excuse, goose, induce, introduce, juice, Larousse, loose, luce, misuse, moose, mousse, noose, obtuse, Palouse, papoose, produce, profuse, puce, recluse, reduce, Rousse, seduce, sluice, Sousse, spruce, traduce, truce, use, vamoose, Zeus •cayuse • calaboose • mongoose •Aarhus • verjuice • couscous •footloose • ventouse • refuse •Odysseus • Idomeneus • hypotenuse •Syracuse

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