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ex·clu·sion
 exclusion
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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sklu
zh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of excluding.
- synonyms:
- exception, ostracism
- antonyms:
- admittance
- similar words:
- ban, exile, omission, rejection, skip
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| definition 2: |
omission.
- synonyms:
- omission
- similar words:
- elimination, elision, exception, prohibition, skip
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| definition 3: |
expulsion.
- synonyms:
- ejection, expulsion, ouster
- similar words:
- dismissal, removal
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| related words: |
blackball, boycott, embargo |
adjective + (n.)exclusion
absolute,
annual,
automatic,
categorical,
competitive,
complete,
continued,
cultural,
deliberate,
ideological,
intentional,
limited,
mutual,
near,
one-time,
outright,
partial,
perceived,
racial,
relative,
social,
structural,
systematic,
total,
virtual
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verb + (n.)exclusion
challenge, combat, enforce, exclude, imply, justify, perceive, permit, prevail, protest, qualify, repeal, result
(n.)exclusion
+ verb
bar, constitute
noun + (n.)exclusion
act,
combat,
criterion,
deduction,
diagnosis,
disadvantage,
discrimination,
domination,
exploitation,
inclusion,
inequality,
lifetime,
limitation,
logic,
maladjustment,
mechanism,
morality,
oppression,
other,
passage,
pattern,
politics,
pollution,
poverty,
powerlessness,
predator,
racism,
repeal,
restriction,
segregation,
separation,
summary,
violation,
workplace
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The word exclusion
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exalt, exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exclusion, exhaust, exit, exorbitant, expatriate, expedition, expel, expensive, explicable, export, expurgate, extemporaneous, extract, inexplicable
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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