claustral

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UK/ˈklɔːstɹəl/US, dialectal/ˈklɔstɹəl/Atlantic Canada, US, cot caught merger/ˈklɑstɹəl/Canada, dialectal/ˈklɒstɹəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a cloister.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveclaustral (comparative more claustral, superlative most claustral)

comparative more claustral · superlative most claustral

  1. Of or pertaining to a cloister.
  2. Having cloisters; cloistered.
  3. anatomyRelating to the claustrum of the brain.

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Origin

  1. Latinclaustrum“cloister”
  2. Englishclaustral

Based on Latin claustrum (“cloister”). Doublet of cloistral.

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Translations

French claustral
  • claustralof or pertaining to a cloister
Italian claustrale, claustrale
  • claustraleof or pertaining to a cloister
  • claustralehaving a cloister; cloistered

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APA

claustral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claustral

MLA

“claustral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claustral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claustral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claustral.

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