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A cloister (from latin ''claustrum'') is a part of Cathedral and Abbey architecture. A cloister consists usually of four corridors, with a Courtyard or quad in the middle.

Cloisteral life is another name for the life of a Monk or Nun . Thus, ''cloister'' is sometimes used as a synonym for '' Monastery ''.

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