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Added 9 October 2026

exclusion

/ɪksˈkluːʒən/ noun

In Latin: exclusiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exclusion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The act of pushing or forcing something out.
An item not covered by an insurance policy.

Origin

From Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, from exclūdō. By surface analysis, exclude + -sion.

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