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exclusion

American  
[ik-skloo-zhuhn] / ɪkˈsklu ʒən /

noun

  1. an act or instance of excluding.

  2. the state of being excluded.

  3. Physiology. a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.

exclusion British  
/ ɪkˈskluːʒən /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of excluding or the state of being excluded

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Other Word Forms

  • exclusionary adjective
  • nonexclusion noun
  • preexclusion noun
  • self-exclusion noun

Etymology

Origin of exclusion

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin exclūsiōn- (stem of exclūsiō ), equivalent to exclūs(us) (past participle of exclūdere “to shut out”; exclude ) + -iōn- -ion

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