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exclusive

Syllabification: (ex·clu·sive)
Pronunciation: /ikˈsklo͞osiv/

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Definition of exclusive

adjective

  • 1excluding or not admitting other things:my exclusive focus is on San Antonio issues
  • unable to exist or be true if something else exists or is true:these approaches are not exclusive; many students will combine them mutually exclusive political views
  • (of terms) excluding all but what is specified.
  • 2restricted or limited to the person, group, or area concerned:the couple had exclusive possession of the condo the jaguar and puma are exclusive to the New World
  • (of an item or story) not published or broadcast elsewhere:an exclusive interview
  • (of a commodity) not obtainable elsewhere:exclusive designer jewelry
  • 3catering or available to only a few, select people; high class and expensive:an exclusive Georgetown neighborhood
  • 4 [predic.] (exclusive of) not including; excepting:prices are exclusive of tax and delivery

noun

  • an item or story published or broadcast by only one source.

Derivatives

exclusiveness

noun

exclusivity


noun

Origin:

late 15th century (as a noun denoting something that excludes or causes exclusion): from medieval Latin exclusivus, from Latin excludere 'shut out' (see exclude)

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