con‧clave /ˈkɒŋkleɪv $ ˈkɑːŋ-/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin, 'room that can be locked', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + clavis 'key']
a private and secret meeting
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