inclusive

[ in-kloo-siv ]

/ ɪnˈklu sɪv /

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adjective

including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used postpositively): from 6 to 37 inclusive.

including a great deal, or encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive: an inclusive art form; an inclusive fee.

enclosing; embracing: an inclusive fence.

Grammar. (of the first person plural) including the person or persons spoken to, as we in Shall we dance?Compare exclusive(def 12).

Nearby words

inclusion cell disease, inclusion complex, inclusion conjunctivitis, inclusion map, inclusionary, inclusive, inclusive disjunction, inclusive fitness, inclusive language, inclusive or, inclusively

Idioms

inclusive of, including; also taking into account: Europe, inclusive of the British Isles, is negotiating new trade agreements.

Origin of inclusive

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, equivalent to Latin inclūs(us) (see incluse) + -īvus -ive

SYNONYMS FOR inclusive

2 overall, general, all-encompassing.

3 including, comprising.

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Related forms

in·clu·sive·ly, adverbin·clu·sive·ness, nounnon·in·clu·sive, adjectivenon·in·clu·sive·ly, adverb

non·in·clu·sive·ness, nounqua·si-in·clu·sive, adjectivequa·si-in·clu·sive·ly, adverbsu·per·in·clu·sive, adjectivesu·per·in·clu·sive·ly, adverbsu·per·in·clu·sive·ness, nounun·in·clu·sive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for inclusive

Triton prices the 1000/3 LP at a cool $3.15 million—inclusive of pilot training.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014|Charlie Gilbert|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its 8-megapixel camera, inclusive of true-tone and dual-LED f/2.2 aperture flashes, features optical image stabilization.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday|Charlie Gilbert|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Institute for Inclusive Security commissioned her to write this article.
Amid Unrest, Afghan Women Push For Role in Peace Process|Molly Raskin|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
President Obama has said that more U.S. help to Iraq in fighting ISIS depends on the Iraqis forming an inclusive government.
U.S. Helped Push Iraq's Politics to a Breaking Point, and Now Is Pushing Maliki Out|Josh Rogin|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But our cultural resistance to sentiment is all inclusive—our cynicism crosses all genders, all ages, all classes.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To these oppose the six counties from Derby to Worcester inclusive.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Twenty-five, inclusive of the duke, was the original number appointed to form the chosen circle of knights.
Charles the Bold|Ruth Putnam
Inclusive of the garrisons and reserves about one million of men and over 200,000 horses were on the ration list.
The Franco-German War of 1870-71|Count Helmuth, von Moltke
Inclusive in each case of fixed strengthening wire weighing about a sixteenth of an ounce or less.
Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited?|William Platt Ball
The documents referred to were marked Commission Exhibits 295 through 322, inclusive, and received in evidence.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for inclusive

inclusive

/ (ɪnˈkluːsɪv) /

adjective

(postpositive foll by of) considered together (with)capital inclusive of profit

(postpositive) including the limits specifiedMonday to Friday inclusive is five days

comprehensive

not excluding any particular groups of peoplean inclusive society

logic (of a disjunction) true if at least one of its component propositions is trueCompare exclusive (def. 10)

Derived Formsinclusively, adverbinclusiveness, noun

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Word Origin and History for inclusive

inclusive

adj.

mid-15c., from Medieval Latin inclusivus, from Latin inclus-, past participle stem of includere (see include). Related: Inclusively; inclusiveness.

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