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cloister

/ˈklɔɪstɚ/ noun C2
  1. such an arcade in a monastery;
  2. such an arcade fitted with representations of the stages of Christ's Passion.
  3. A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
  4. The monastic life. (figuratively)

Plural cloisters

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