inclusive

English Online Dictionary. What means inclusive‎? What does inclusive mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/

Adjective

inclusive (comparative more inclusive, superlative most inclusive)

1. Including (almost) everything within its scope.

   Synonym: exhaustive

2. Including the extremes as well as the area between.

   Antonym: exclusive

3. (linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.

   Antonym: exclusive

4. Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.

   Synonym: inclusionary

   Antonym: exclusionary

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See also

• Wikipedia describes inclusive counting in Counting

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.kly.ziv/
• Homophone: inclusives

Adjective

inclusive

1. feminine singular of inclusif

Italian

Adjective

inclusive

1. feminine plural of inclusivo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧clu‧si‧ve

Adverb

inclusive

1. also (in addition)

   Synonym: também

2. even (indicating an extreme example of the case mentioned)

   Synonyms: até, até mesmo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkluˈsibe/ [ĩŋ.kluˈsi.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: in‧clu‧si‧ve

Adverb

inclusive

1. including, even

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Further reading

• “inclusive”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28