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ex·clu·sive       [ik-skloo-siv, -ziv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
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).
–noun
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.
[Origin: 1400–50; 1900–05 for def. 13; late ME (adj.) < ML exclūsīvus. See exclusion, -ive]

—Related forms
ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb
ex·clu·sive·ness, ex·clu·siv·i·ty,       [eks-kloo-siv-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 9. select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.
—Antonyms 2. inclusive.
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ex·clu·sive       (ĭk-sklōō'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Excluding or tending to exclude: exclusive barriers.
  2. Not allowing something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive conditions.
  3. Not divided or shared with others: exclusive publishing rights.
  4. Not accompanied by others; single or sole: your exclusive function.
  5. Complete; undivided: gained their exclusive attention.
  6. Not including the specified extremes or limits, but only the area between them: 20-25, exclusive; that is, 21, 22, 23 and 24.
  7. Excluding some or most, as from membership or participation: an exclusive club.
  8. Catering to a wealthy clientele; expensive: exclusive shops.
  9. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a first person plural pronoun that excludes the addressee, such as we in the sentence Chris and I will be in town tomorrow, so we can stop by your office.

n.  
  1. A news item initially released to only one publication or broadcaster.
  2. An exclusive right or privilege, as to market a product.

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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