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Added 5 October 2026

cloistered

adjective

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Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.
Naive, lacking in worldliness.

verb

simple past and past participle of cloister

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