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included

[ in-kloo-did ]
/ ɪnˈklu dɪd /
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adjective

being part of the whole; contained; covered: Breakfast is included in the price of the room.
Botany. not projecting beyond the mouth of the corolla, as stamens or a style.
enclosed.

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RELATED WORDS

involved, enclosed, incorporated, entered, inserted, combined, embodied, constituted, admitted, comprised, subsumed, encompassed

Nearby words

inclip, inclose, inclosure, include, include out, included, including, incluse, inclusion, inclusion body, inclusion body disease

Origin of included

First recorded in 1545–55; include + -ed2
Related formsin·clud·ed·ness, nounun·in·clud·ed, adjective

Definition for included (2 of 2)

include

[ in-klood ]
/ ɪnˈklud /

verb (used with object), in·clud·ed, in·clud·ing.

to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
to place in an aggregate, class, category, or the like.
to contain as a subordinate element; involve as a factor.

Origin of include

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inclūdere to shut in, equivalent to in- in-2 + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut (cf. close)
SYNONYMS FOR include
1 embody. Include, comprehend, comprise, embrace imply containing parts of a whole. To include is to contain as a part or member, or among the parts and members, of a whole: The list includes many new names. To comprehend is to have within the limits, scope, or range of references, as either a part or the whole number of items concerned: The plan comprehends several projects. To comprise is to consist of, as the various parts serving to make up the whole: This genus comprises 50 species. Embrace emphasizes the extent or assortment of that which is included: The report embraces a great variety of subjects.
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British Dictionary definitions for included (1 of 2)

included

/ (ɪnˈkluːdɪd) /

adjective

(of the stamens or pistils of a flower) not protruding beyond the corolla
Derived Formsincludedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for included (2 of 2)

include

/ (ɪnˈkluːd) /

verb (tr)

to have as contents or part of the contents; be made up of or contain
to add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category
to contain as a secondary or minor ingredient or element
Derived Formsincludable or includible, adjective

Word Origin for include

C15 (in the sense: to enclose): from Latin inclūdere to enclose, from in- ² + claudere to close
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for included

include

v.

c.1400, from Latin includere "to shut in, enclose, imprison, insert," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). The alleged Sam Goldwyn-ism, "Include me out," is attested from 1937. Related: Included; including.

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