n.
Pronunciation: iks- ' klü-zh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exclusion-, exclusio, from excludere
Date: 15th century
1 : the act or an instance of excluding
2 : the state of being excluded
– ex · clu · sion · ary \ -zh ə - ˌ ner- ē \ adjective