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exclusive

exc·lu·sive

US/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/ fairly common
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

not divided or shared with others

  • “they have exclusive use of the machine”
  • “sole rights of publication”
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2.

excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority

  • “exclusive clubs”
  • “an exclusive restaurants and shops”
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3.

not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

  • “judging a contest with a single eye”
  • “a single devotion to duty”
  • “undivided affection”
  • “gained their exclusive attention”
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noun

1.

a news report that is reported first by one news organization

  • “he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials”
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Origin

From Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).

Phrases

  • exclusive disjunction
  • exclusive economic zone
  • exclusive necrophiliac
  • exclusive or
  • exclusive right
  • mutually exclusive
  • timed exclusive

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