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Word of the Day - claustral

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claustral

/ˈklɔːstr(ə)l/
adjective
1 Relating to a cloister or religious house.
2 literary Enveloping; confining.

Origin
Late Middle English from late Latin claustralis, from Latin claustrum ‘lock, enclosed place’ (see cloister).

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