se·clu·sion (s?-klo?o?zh?n)n.1. a. The act of secluding: The judge ordered the seclusion of the jury.b. The state of being secluded: the seclusion of the desert.2. Archaic A secluded place or abode.[Medieval Latin s?cl?si?, s?cl?si?n-, from Latin s?cl?sus, past participle of s?cl?dere, to seclude; see seclude.]se·clu?sive (-s?v, -z?v) adj.se·clu?sive·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.seclusion (s??klu???n) n1. the act of secluding or the state of being secluded2. a secluded place[C17: from Medieval Latin s?cl?si?; see seclude]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014se?clu?sion (s??klu ??n) n. 1. an act of secluding. 2. the state of being secluded; solitude. 3. a secluded place. [1615?25;