5 dictionary results for: exclusive
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ex·clu·sive
[ik-skloo-siv, -ziv] Pronunciation Key
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[ik-skloo-siv, -ziv] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action. |
| 2. | omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes. |
| 3. | limited to the object or objects designated: exclusive attention to business. |
| 4. | shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel. |
| 5. | fashionable; stylish: to patronize only the most exclusive designers. |
| 6. | charging comparatively high prices; expensive: exclusive shops. |
| 7. | noting that in which no others have a share: exclusive information. |
| 8. | single or sole: the exclusive means of communication between two places. |
| 9. | disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of intimate friends. |
| 10. | admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group: an exclusive club. |
| 11. | excluding or tending to exclude, as from use or possession: exclusive laws. |
| 12. | Grammar. (of the first person plural) excluding the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later. Compare inclusive (def. 4). |
| 13. | Journalism. a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a newspaper or other news organization, along with the privilege of using it first. |
| 14. | an exclusive right or privilege: to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area. |
—Related forms
ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 9. select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.
—Antonyms 2. inclusive.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ex·clu·sive
(ĭk-sklōō'sĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
ex·clu'sive·ly adv., ex·clu'sive·ness, ex'clu·siv'i·ty (ěk'sklōō-sĭv'ĭ-tē) n. |
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| exclusive | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" |
| 2. | excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" [ant: inclusive] |
| 3. | not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention" [syn: single] |
noun | |
| 1. | a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Exclusive
Ex*clu"sive\a. [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 artillery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Exclusive
Ex*clu"sive\, n. One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.
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