"claustration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: claustrations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|clōstra||lock, enclosure}} Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} claustration (countable and uncountable, plural claustrations)
  1. Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-claustration-en-noun-M45~4iws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 65 22 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 30 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 20 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 69 18 4 10
  2. A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-claustration-en-noun-KuaRWJ93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioclaustration
Categories (other): Monasticism Disambiguation of Monasticism: 0 0

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