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inclusive

[in-kloo-siv]

adjective

  1. including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used after the noun).

    from May to August inclusive.

  2. including a great deal, or encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive.

    an inclusive art form;

    an inclusive fee.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. enclosing; embracing.

    an inclusive fence.

  4. aiming to include and integrate all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially those who are disadvantaged, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities.

    inclusive hiring practices;

    inclusive playgrounds.

  5. relating to or being language or terminology that does not exclude a particular group of people and that avoids bias, stereotypes, etc..

    the use of singular “they” as an inclusive, gender-neutral pronoun.

  6. relating to or being educational practices in which students with physical or mental disabilities are taught in regular classrooms and provided with certain accommodations.

  7. Grammar.(of the first person plural) including the person or persons spoken to, as we in Shall we dance?



inclusive

/ ɪˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. considered together (with)

    capital inclusive of profit

  2. (postpositive) including the limits specified

    Monday to Friday inclusive is five days

  3. comprehensive

  4. not excluding any particular groups of people

    an inclusive society

  5. logic (of a disjunction) true if at least one of its component propositions is true Compare exclusive

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Other Word Forms

  • inclusively adverb
  • inclusiveness noun
  • inclusivity noun
  • noninclusive adjective
  • noninclusively adverb
  • quasi-inclusive adjective
  • quasi-inclusively adverb
  • superinclusive adjective
  • superinclusively adverb
  • uninclusive adjective
  • ˈܲ adverb
  • ˈܲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inclusive1

First recorded in 1400–50; from late Middle English, from Medieval Latin Գūīܲ, equivalent to Latin Գū(ܲ) + -īܲ -ive ( def. ) ; incluse
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. inclusive of, including; also taking into account.

    Europe, inclusive of the British Isles, is negotiating new trade agreements.

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Example Sentences

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The New American Welcome Center helps immigrants “fully integrate into American society and prepare receiving communities to be welcoming and inclusive.”

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It shows that our sport can be a lot more inclusive than people give it credit for.

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Since then, al-Sharaa, now the country's interim president, has promised to run the country in an inclusive way.

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"These projections are inclusive of the revenue from Chagos, which will be used for debt repayment for the first three years," he said in a speech to the country's Parliament.

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We all want a future for sport that is fair, inclusive, and respectful.”

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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