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Webster 1913 Edition
Exclusion
1.
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.
His sad
exclusion
from the doors of bliss. Milton.
The
exclusion
of the duke from the crown of England and Ireland. Hume.
2.
(Physiol.)
The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an egg from the womb.
3.
Thing emitted.
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exclusion
EXCLU'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of denying entrance or admission; a shutting out.2.
The act of debarring from participation in a privilege, benefit, use or enjoyment.3.
Rejection; non-reception or admission, in a general sense.4.
Exception.5.
Ejection; that which is emitted or thrown out.Definition 2024
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See also: exclusión
English
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exclusion (countable and uncountable, plural exclusions)
- The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]
- 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:
- It was also a satisfying night for England coach Capello. Not only did he have a vital victory to celebrate, but his team selection was fully justified as Cahill gave an almost flawless performance in defence and Scott Parker's display made light of the surprising exclusion of Frank Lampard.
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- (obsolete) The act of pushing or forcing something out. [17th-19th c.]
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.6:
- For the exclusion of animals is not merely passive like that of eggs, nor the total action of delivery to be imputed unto the mother, but the first attempt beginneth from the infant [...].
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.6:
- An item not covered by an insurance policy. [from 20th c.]
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