exclusion

[ ik-skloo-zhuh n ]
/ ɪkˈsklu ʒən /
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noun

an act or instance of excluding.
the state of being excluded.
Physiology. a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.

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Origin of exclusion

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exclūsiōn- (stem of exclūsiō), equivalent to exclūs(us) (past participle of exclūdere to shut out; see exclude) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exclusion

ex·clu·sion·ar·y, adjectivenon·ex·clu·sion, nounpre·ex·clu·sion, nounself-ex·clu·sion, noun

Words nearby exclusion

exclosure, excludable, exclude, excluded middle, excluding, exclusion, exclusion clause, exclusion principle, exclusionary rule, exclusionism, exclusionist
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Words related to exclusion

embargo, omission, rejection, veto, refusal, prohibition, removal, eviction, segregation, separation, discharge, elimination, suspension, boycott, proscription, blackball, ostracism, excommunication, cut, dismissal

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British Dictionary definitions for exclusion

exclusion
/ (ɪkˈskluːʒən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of exclusion

exclusionary, adjective
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Medical definitions for exclusion

exclusion
[ ĭk-sklōō′zhən ]

n.

Surgical isolation of a part or segment without removal from the body.
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