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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Exclusive

/ĭk-sklo͞os'-ĭv/ · Ex·clu·sive · IPA /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/
01 a. Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, e…
  1. 1.
    Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society.
  2. 2.
    Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; -- opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.
02 n. One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.
  1. 1.
    One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few.