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ex·clu·sive
I. \ikˈsklüs]iv, (ˈ)ek|s-, -üz], ]ēv also ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French exclusif, from Medieval Latin exclusivus, from Latin exclusus + -ivus -ive
1.
a. : excluding or having power to exclude (as by preventing entrance or debarring from possession, participation, or use)
< exclusive regulations >
b. : limiting or limited to possession, control, or use (as by a single individual or organization or by a special group or class)
< exclusive privileges of the citizens of a country >
< the Puritan's God was a somewhat exclusive possession — Agnes Repplier >
2. : excluding or inclined to exclude others (as outsiders) from participation (as in an association or privilege) or from cordial relations
< an exclusive nation >
sometimes : snobbishly aloof
< an exclusive clique >
< an exclusive attitude >
< exclusive standards >
3.
a. : admitting of or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper classes)
< exclusive hotels or haberdashers >
b. : stylish, fashionable
< exclusive styles >
c. : expensive; often : restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense
< exclusive suburban neighborhoods >
4.
a. : single, sole
< an exclusive agent >
< exclusive jurisdiction >
b. : undivided, whole
< giving the question his exclusive attention >
c. of a news item : being an exclusive
5. in grammar : referring to the speaker and another or some others but excluding the hearer
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : a person who fastidiously limits his acquaintance to a few
b. : an organism restricted in distribution to a single ecological community
2. : something exclusive: as
a. : a newspaper story at first released to or printed by only one newspaper
b. : an exclusive right (as to sell a particular product in a certain area) |