Sekirov Dictionary

exclusive

/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/

adjective 7
noun 3
forms 3

adjective7

Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
(of a place or a service) of high quality and kept for a small number of chosen members
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A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
- Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
Exclusionary.
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Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
- The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".
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(informal) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
- They decided to no longer be exclusive.
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Whole, undivided, entire.
- The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.

noun3

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Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
- The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
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A member of a group who excludes others from their society.
- The exclusives at the English Universities apply the term CAD to all non-members. — 1873
A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.

forms

exclusives · more exclusive · most exclusive

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