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exclusion

exc·lu·sion

UK/ɪksˈkluːʒən/ US/ɪˈkskluʒʌn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the state of being excluded

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2.

the state of being excommunicated

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3.

a deliberate act of omission

  • “with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”
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4.

the act of forcing out someone or something

  • “the ejection of troublemakers by the police”
  • “the child”
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Origin

From Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, from exclūdō. By surface analysis, exclude + -sion.

Phrases

  • competitive exclusion
  • exclusion chromatography
  • exclusion unit
  • exclusion zone
  • internal exclusion
  • Pauli exclusion principle
  • size-exclusion chromatography
  • statutory exclusion

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