Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clausure

/ˈklɔːzjʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clausure
IPA: /ˈklɔːzjʊə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In some monasteries the severity of the clausure is hard to be born."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clausūra, from Latin clausus. See closure and cloture, which are doublets.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: clausūra, clausus

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce clausure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔːzjʊə(ɹ)/.
What does clausure mean?: The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.
Where does clausure come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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