First Known Use: 15th century
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exclusion
noun ex·clu·sion \iks-ˈklü-zhən\
Definition of EXCLUSION
1
: the act or an instance of excluding
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Origin of EXCLUSION
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exclusion-, exclusio, from excludere
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EXCLUSIONARY Defined for Kids
exclusion
noun ex·clu·sion \ik-ˈsklü-zhən\
Definition of EXCLUSION for Kids
: the act of shutting or keeping out : the state of being shut or kept out
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exclusion
noun ex·clu·sion \iks-ˈklü-zhən\
Medical Definition of EXCLUSION
: surgical separation of part of an organ from the rest without excision
—ex·clude \iks-ˈklüd\ transitive verb, ex·clud·ed ex·clud·ing
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