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claustral
claus·tral
/
ˈklɔ
strəl
/
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[
klaw
-str
uh
l
]
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adjective
cloistral; cloisterlike.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Late Latin
claustrālis,
equivalent to
claustr
(
um
) bolt, barrier (see
claustrum
) +
-ālis
-al
1
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claustral
(ˈklɔːstrəl)
—
adj
a less common variant of
cloistral
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cloistral
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claustral
(ˈklɔɪstrəl)
—
adj
of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
claustral
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claustral
—
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