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Webster 1913 Edition


Inclusion

In-clu′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
inclusio
: cf. F.
inclusion
. See
Include
.]
1.
The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction;
as, the lines of
inclusion
of his policy
.
Sir W. Temple.
3.
(Min.)
A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inclusion

INCLU'SION

,
Noun.
s as z. [L. inclusio.] The act of including.

Definition 2024


inclusion

inclusion

See also: inclusión

English

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Noun

inclusion (countable and uncountable, plural inclusions)

  1. (countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
    The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
  2. (uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
    The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.
  3. (countable) Anything foreign that is included in a material,
  4. (countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.
  5. (Biology) A nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregate of stainable substances.

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French

Etymology

Old French inclusion, from Latin inclūsiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kly.zjɔ̃/

Noun

inclusion f (countable and uncountable, plural inclusions)

  1. inclusion