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      exclusion
      noun
      The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
      An item not covered by an insurance policy.
      (obsolete) The act of pushing or forcing something out.
      Roots
      claudereclus- · Latin · to close, shut
      Synonyms for exclusion
      exceptionnejectionnexpulsionnexcommunicationnpreclusionndisallowancenostracismnbanishmentnriddancenproscriptionndismissalneliminationn
      Words related to exclusion
      exclusionaryadjexcludedvexcludesvoverridinglyadvinclusionndebarmentnexcludingvelisionnexemptionndisqualificationnexemptedvnoninclusiveadjprecludesvexceptiveadjwaivernderogationnexceptedvprecludedvmarginalizationnprecludingvexclusivenessnrestrictionnbarringnexemptsvexclusivitynlimitationndisallowvostracizev

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      Where does exclusion come from?

      The word exclusion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root clus-, from Latin claudere (“to close, shut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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