Dictionary  clois•terPronunciation: (kloi'stur), [key] —n. 1. a covered walk, esp. in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard. 2. a courtyard, esp. in a religious institution, bordered with such walks. 3. a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent. 4. any quiet, secluded place. 5. life in a monastery or convent. —v.t. 1. to confine in a monastery or convent. 2. to confine in retirement; seclude. 3. to furnish with a cloister or covered walk. 4. to convert into a monastery or convent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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