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exclusiveness
Variant of exclusive
adjective
- excluding or tending to exclude all others; shutting out other considerations, happenings, existences, etc.: an exclusive interest in sports
- excluding all but what is specified: “only” is an exclusive particle
- given or belonging to no other; not shared or divided; sole: an exclusive right to sell something
- excluding certain people or groups, as for social or economic reasons: an exclusive club
- snobbish; undemocratic
- dealing only in costly items: an exclusive shop
- being the only one of its kind: an exclusive dress
noun
something exclusive; specif.,
- a news item, feature, etc. printed or broadcast by only one newspaper, station, etc.
- an exclusive right, as to the sale of something
Related Forms:
- exclusively adverb
- exclusiveness noun
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