/si klooh"zheuhn/ , n.
1. an act of secluding.
2. the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude: He sought seclusion in his study.
3. a secluded place.
[ 1615-25; seclusion- (s. of seclusio ) seclus ( us ) (ptp. of secludere to SECLUDE) + -ion- -ION ]