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EXCLUSION
ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
(noun) the act of forcing out someone or something; “the ejection of troublemakers by the police”; “the child’s expulsion from school”
exception, exclusion, elision
(noun) a deliberate act of omission; “with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”
exclusion
(noun) the state of being excluded
excommunication, exclusion, censure
(noun) the state of being excommunicated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
exclusion (countable and uncountable, plural exclusions)
The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]
(obsolete) The act of pushing or forcing something out. [17th-19th c.]
An item not covered by an insurance policy. [from 20th c.]
Antonyms
• inclusion
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*clu"sion, n. Etym: [L. exclusio: cf. F. exclusion. See Exclude.]
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.)
Definition: The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an egg from the womb.
3. Thing emitted. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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