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Word of the Day - Recluse
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recluse
/rɪˈkluːs/
noun
A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
adjective
archaic
Favouring a solitary life.
Origin
Middle
English: from Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin
recludere ‘enclose’, from re- ‘again’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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Visiting routinely through social media was the only thing that kept Marty from being a functional recluse. He got his electronics via FedEx and he even had his groceries delivered.
