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ex⋅clu⋅sive

  [ik-skloo-siv, -ziv]
Use exclusive in a Sentence
–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] , noun

Synonyms:
9. select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.

Antonyms:
2. inclusive.
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ex·clu·sive   (ĭk-sklōō'sĭv)   
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

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.

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : exclusive
Spanish: exclusivo,
German: ausschließend,
Japanese: 排除する
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Main Entry: ex·clu·sive
Function: adjective
1 a : excluding or having power to exclude others <exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries —U.S. Constitution article I> b : being independent from or not shared by others : SOLE <exclusive control> <exclusive use>
2 : limiting or limited to possession, ownership, or use by a single individual or group exclusive contract> exclusive lease>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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