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conclave
noun con·clave \ˈkän-ˌklāv\
: a private or secret meeting or group
Full Definition of CONCLAVE
1
: a private meeting or secret assembly; especially : a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope
2
: a gathering of a group or association
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Origin of CONCLAVE
Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, room that can be locked up, from com- + clavis key — more at clavicle
Rhymes with CONCLAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, exclave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
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