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Word: cloistral (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...brings up defined notions of what these institutions stand for and the quality of their human product. Harvard for a number of years, has been thought of definitely as a university not exactly bloodless, but at least less boisterous than some of its neighbors. It has been regarded as cloistral, its vigor somewhat stifled by--er--snobbishness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Comment | 9/24/1915 | See Source »

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