Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claustration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: claus-tra-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He could scare find it in his heart to accuse Roderick of neglect of that function, united to him though the girl might be by a double bond; for it was natural that the inspirations of a man of genius should be both capricious and imperious, and on what plan had he ever started moreover but on that of diligence and claustration?"

Etymology

From Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

claustrations (plural)

Derived Forms

bioclaustration

Questions

What does claustration mean?: Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister.
Where does claustration come from?: From Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”).

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