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exclusive

ex·clu·sive [ ik sklssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. high-class: limited to a group of people, especially one considered fashionable or wealthy
an exclusive club

2. selective: excluding or intending to exclude many from participation or consideration

3. restricted in use: only available to or used by one person, group, or organization
Members have exclusive use of the pool.

4. appearing in one place: published or broadcast in only one place
exclusive coverage

5. sole: being the only one
Bicycles are the exclusive means of transport in the city center.

6. excluding other things: focused or targeted on one thing only
exclusive attention

7. not including stated numbers: not including the numbers, dates, or other series members mentioned immediately before
See also  inclusive (sense 1)

from July 8 to July 17 exclusive

8. commerce restricting trade: restricting trade in some goods or services only to those who have signed the contract or agreement

9. logic where both cannot be true: describes a proposition disjunction where one alternative rules out the other, e.g. being an odd number rules out the possibility of being an even number.
See also  inclusive (sense 6)




noun  (plural ex·clu·sives)
Definition:
 
report in one publication or program: a news report or article that is printed in only one publication or broadcast on only one channel
an exclusive on the wedding

[15th century. < medieval Latin exclusivus< Latin exclus-, past participle of excludere (see exclude)]

ex·clu·sive·ly adverb
ex·clu·sive·ness noun
ex·clu·siv·i·ty [ èk skloo sívvətee ] noun

exclusive of not including
The price covers all your vacation costs, exclusive of travel insurance.


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