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ɪkˈskluːsɪv ]
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ɪkˈskluːsɪv ]
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Adjective

1. Excluding or not admitting other things.

the list is not exclusive

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2. Unable to exist or be true if something else exists or is true.

Are fundamentalism and democracy mutually exclusive?

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3. (of terms) excluding all but what is specified.

What we've tended to do in the past I think is to think in terms of exclusive jurisdiction.

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4. Restricted to the person, group, or area concerned.

the problem isn't exclusive to Dublin

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5. (of an item or story) not published or broadcast elsewhere.

an exclusive interview

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6. (of a commodity) not obtainable elsewhere.

To help gain entry into new outlets, toymakers are developing more exclusive products and packaging.

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7. Catering for or available to only a few, select customers; high class and expensive.

one of Britain's most exclusive clubs

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8. (exclusive of) Not including.

Are the minimum policy limits inclusive or exclusive of interest?

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Noun

1. An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.

To bring us exclusives, documentary film-makers, like journalists, depend on a mixture of luck and cunning.

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Origin

1. Late 15th century (as a noun denoting something that excludes): from medieval Latin exclusivus, from Latin excludere ‘shut out’ (see exclude).

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