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claustral

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claus⋅tral

  [klaw-struhl]
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–adjective
cloistral; cloisterlike.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL claustrālis, equiv. to claustr(um) bolt, barrier (see claustrum ) + -ālis -al 1
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claus·tral   (klô'strəl)   
adj.  Variant of cloistral.
clois·tral   (kloi'strəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or suggesting a cloister; secluded.

  2. Living in a cloister.

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