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| ex·clu·sive [ ik sklssiv ] |
adjective |
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1. high-class: limited to a group of people, especially one considered fashionable or wealthy
  an exclusive club
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2. selective: excluding or intending to exclude many from participation or consideration
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3. restricted in use: only available to or used by one person, group, or organization
Members have exclusive use of the pool.
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4. appearing in one place: published or broadcast in only one place
exclusive coverage
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5. sole: being the only one
Bicycles are the exclusive means of transport in the city center.
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6. excluding other things: focused or targeted on one thing only
exclusive attention
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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
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8. commerce restricting trade: restricting trade in some goods or services only to those who have signed the contract or agreement
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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)
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noun (plural ex·clu·sives) |
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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
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin exclusivus< Latin exclus-, past participle of excludere (see exclude)] |
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| ex·clu·sive·ly adverb |
| ex·clu·sive·ness noun |
| ex·clu·siv·i·ty [ èk skloo sívvətee ] noun |
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exclusive of not including
The price covers all your vacation costs, exclusive of travel insurance.
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