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exclusionary

/ɪksklˈuʒənˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
ex-clu-sion-ary
IPA
/ɪksklˈuʒənˌɛɹi/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Acting to exclude something

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English exclusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English exclusionary From exclusion + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more exclusionary (comparative) most exclusionary (superlative)

Derived Forms

exclusionarily nonexclusionary

Phrases

exclusionary rule trans-exclusionary

Frequently Paired Words

exclusive

Antonyms

inclusionary

Rhymes With

illusionary

Questions

How do you pronounce exclusionary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksklˈuʒənˌɛɹi/.
What does exclusionary mean?
Acting to exclude something
Where does exclusionary come from?
Etymology tree English exclusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English exclusionary From exclusion + -ary.

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