inclusion
/ɪnˈkluːʒən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
Uncountable
noun
Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook."
- "The inclusion of the poem added value to the course."
- "The fewer inclusions a diamond has, the better is its clarity and value. Often the inclusions can be cut out of a diamond in the rough."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin inclūsiōbor. English inclusion Borrowed from Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōnis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: inclusio, inclūdō, *kleh₂w-