exclusion

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English

Etymology

From Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, from exclūdō. By surface analysis, exclude +‎ -sion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪksˈkluːʒən/
• Hyphenation: ex‧clu‧sion
• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

exclusion (countable and uncountable, plural exclusions)

1. The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]
2. (obsolete) The act of pushing or forcing something out. [17th–19th c.]
3. An item not covered by an insurance policy. [from 20th c.]

Antonyms

• inclusion

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Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exclūsiōnem, from exclūdere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.skly.zjɔ̃/

Noun

exclusion f (plural exclusions)

1. exclusion

Derived terms

Further reading

• “exclusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• excluions