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Webster 1913 Edition
Exclusive
Ex-clu′sive
Adj.
[Cf. F.
exclusif
.] 1.
Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others;
as,
exclusive
bars; exclusive
privilege; exclusive
circles of society.2.
Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; – opposed to
inclusive
; as, five thousand troops,
. exclusive
of artilleryEx-clu′sive
,Noun.
One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exclusive
EXCLU'SIVE
,Adj.
1.
Debarring from participation; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as an exclusive privilege.2.
Not taking into the account; not including or comprehending; as, the general had five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery and cavalry. He sent me all the numbers from 78 to 94 exclusive; that is, all the numbers between 78 and 94, but these numbers, the first and last, are excepted or not included.