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English
Etymology
From Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inclusive (comparative more inclusive, superlative most inclusive)
- Including (almost) everything within its scope.
- Synonym: exhaustive
an inclusive list of data formats
- Including the extremes as well as the area between.
- Antonym: exclusive
numbers 1 to 10 inclusive
- (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".
- Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
- Synonym: inclusionary
- Antonym: exclusionary
trans-inclusive feminism
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Translations
including (almost) everything within its scope
including the extremes as well as the area between
of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed
See also
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
inclusive
- feminine singular of inclusif
Italian
Adjective
inclusive
- feminine plural of inclusivo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧clu‧si‧ve
Adverb
inclusive
- also (in addition)
- Synonym: também
- 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
- including, even
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