inclusive

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See also: inklusive

English

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Etymology

From Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/
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Adjective

inclusive (comparative more inclusive, superlative most inclusive)

  1. Including (almost) everything within its scope.
    Synonym: exhaustive
    an inclusive list of data formats
  2. Including the extremes as well as the area between.
    Antonym: exclusive
    numbers 1 to 10 inclusive
  3. (linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
    Antonym: exclusive
    The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we".
  4. Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
    Synonym: inclusionary
    Antonym: exclusionary
    trans-inclusive feminism

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

inclusive

  1. feminine singular of inclusif

Italian

Adjective

inclusive

  1. feminine plural of inclusivo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: in‧clu‧si‧ve

Adverb

inclusive

  1. also (in addition)
    Synonym: também
  2. even (indicating an extreme example of the case mentioned)
    Synonyms: até, até mesmo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inkluˈsibe/
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: in‧clu‧si‧ve

Adverb

inclusive

  1. including, even

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