First Known Use: 1600
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inclusion
noun in·clu·sion \in-ˈklü-zhən\
Definition of INCLUSION
2
: something that is included: as a : a gaseous, liquid, or solid foreign body enclosed in a mass (as of a mineral) b : a passive usually temporary product of cell activity (as a starch grain) within the cytoplasm or nucleus
3
: a relation between two classes that exists when all members of the first are also members of the second — compare membership 3
4
: the act or practice of including students with disabilities in regular school classes
— in·clu·sion·ary \in-ˈklü-zhə-ner-ē\ adjective
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Origin of INCLUSION
Latin inclusion-, inclusio, from includere
Rhymes with INCLUSION
affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian
INCLUSIONARY Defined for Kids
inclusion
noun in·clu·sion \in-ˈklü-zhən\
Definition of INCLUSION for Kids
1
: an act of taking in as part of a whole : the state of being taken in as part of a whole <She suggested inclusion of an entry.>
2
: something taken in as part of a whole
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inclusion
noun in·clu·sion \in-ˈklü-zhən\
Medical Definition of INCLUSION
: something that is included; especially : a passive usually temporary product of cell activity (as a starch grain) within the cytoplasm or nucleus
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