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Exclusion is defined as the act of leaving someone out or the act of being left out.

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An example of exclusion is inviting everyone except one person to the party.

See exclusion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an excluding or being excluded
a thing excluded

Origin: ME exclusioun < L exclusio < pp. of excludere

Related Forms:

exclusionary adjective

See exclusion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or practice of excluding.
The condition or fact of being excluded.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English exclusioun

Origin: , from Latin exclūsiō, exclūsiōn-

Origin: , from exclūsus

Origin: , past participle of exclūdere, to shut; see exclude

Related Forms:

ex·cluˈsion·arˌy (-zhə-nĕrˌē) adjective

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