EXCLUSION


Meaning of EXCLUSION in English

— exclusionary , adj.

/ik sklooh"zheuhn/ , n.

1. an act or instance of excluding.

2. the state of being excluded.

3. Physiol. a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.

[ 1375-1425; late ME exclusion- (s. of exclusio ), equiv. to exclus ( us ) (ptp. of excludere to shut out; see EXCLUDE) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .