inclusion

Inclusion is defined as the state of being included or being made a part of something.

(noun)

  1. When a book covers many different ideas and subjects, it is an example of the inclusion of many ideas.
  2. When multiple people are all invited to be part of a group, this is an example of the inclusion of many different people.

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See inclusion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an including or being included
  2. something included; specif.,
    1. a solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign substance encased in mineral or rock
    2. Biol. a separate body, as a grain of starch, within the protoplasm of a cell

Origin: L inclusio < inclusus, pp. of includere: see include

See inclusion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of including or the state of being included.
  2. Something included.
  3. Geology A solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign body enclosed in a mineral or rock.
  4. Biology A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  5. Computer Science A logical operation that assumes the second statement of a pair is true if the first one is true.

Origin:

Origin: Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōn-

Origin: , from inclūsus

Origin: , past participle of inclūdere, to enclose; see include

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Related Forms:

  • in·cluˈsion·arˌy (-zhə-nĕrˌē) adjective

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