clausure

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/ˈklɔːzjʊə(ɹ)//ˈklɔːʒʊə(ɹ)//ˈklɔːʒə(ɹ)/

noun

The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.

OriginLate Latin clausūra ← Latin clausus →
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Meanings

nounclausure (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe act of shutting up or confining; confinement.

    In some monasteries the severity of the clausure is hard to be born.

    1715, Michael Geddes, Miscellaneous Tracts, 3rd edition

Origin

  1. Latinclausus
  2. Late Latinclausūra
  3. Englishclausure

Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus. See closure and cloture, which are doublets.

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APA

clausure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clausure

MLA

“clausure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clausure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clausure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clausure.

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