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.

Nearby words

exclosure, excludable, exclude, excluded middle, excluding, exclusion, exclusion clause, exclusion principle, exclusionary, exclusionary rule, exclusionism

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

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

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Examples from the Web for exclusion

And what they wanted was pink and purple, to the exclusion of every other color.
Why I Finally Let My Girls Be Girly|Andy Hinds|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reasoning task requires the mice to make an inference by exclusion.
Are You Smarter Than a Mouse? Excerpt from Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power|Dan Hurley|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It infers by exclusion that the food must be under the novel object.
Are You Smarter Than a Mouse? Excerpt from Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power|Dan Hurley|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To maintain the exclusion from combat roles creates an artificial boundary that women cannot cross.
‘Slut, Bitch, Dyke’—Joan of Arc and the Modern Military Woman|Mariette Kalinowski|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Therefore, any impulse to institutionalize the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood will be a catastrophe.
Coup by Acclamation?|Hussein Ibish|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now this is enough, namely, exclusion of inconsistency, along with miracles.
Pascal's Penses|Blaise Pascal
The exclusion of French and British armed vessels at the last session, may be taken on this ground.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various
If perchance the mother also possessed an inheritance that was also divided among the sons to the exclusion of daughters.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage
Then he became impatient of his exclusion from present dangers.
Narcissus|Evelyn Scott
The enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act has been found to be very difficult on the northwestern frontier.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX.|Benjamin Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for exclusion

exclusion

/ (ɪkˈskluːʒən) /

noun

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

Derived Formsexclusionary, adjective

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