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exclusion

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. exclusion (noun)
  2. exclusion clause (noun)
  3. exclusion principle (noun)
  4. competitive exclusion (noun)
  5. ion exclusion (noun)
  6. method of exclusion
  7. nuclear exclusion clause (noun)
  8. Pauli exclusion principle (noun)
  9. self- (combining form)

ex·clu·sion

noun \iks-ˈklü-zhən\

Definition of EXCLUSION

1
: the act or an instance of excluding
2
: the state of being excluded
— ex·clu·sion·ary \-zhə-ˌner-ē\ adjective

Origin of EXCLUSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exclusion-, exclusio, from excludere
First Known Use: 15th century

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