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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for seclusion:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

seclusion
    n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of
         others [syn: privacy, privateness, seclusion]
    2: the act of secluding yourself from others

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Seclusion \Se*clu"sion\, n. [See Seclude.]
   The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded;
   separation from society or connection; a withdrawing;
   privacy; as, to live in seclusion.
   [1913 Webster]

         O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus
         occupied, enjoys!                        --Cowper.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy.
        See Solitude.
        [1913 Webster]

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