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exclusion - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'exclusion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exclusion [ n.]
- The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded.
- The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an egg from the womb.
- Thing emitted.

Meaning of 'exclusion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exclusion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of forcing out someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • the child's expulsion from school;
  • the ejection of troublemakers by the police
Meaning (2):
- a deliberate act of omission
Example in sentence:
  • with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news