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inclusive

/ɪnˈkluːsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
in-clu-sive
IPA
/ɪnˈkluːsɪv/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Including (almost) everything within its scope.

adj

Including the extremes as well as the area between.

adj

Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.

adj

Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.

Example Sentences

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 Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.

Inflected Forms

more inclusive (comparative) most inclusive (superlative)

Derived Forms

inclusively inclusiveness inclusivism inclusivist inclusivity inclusivize neuroinclusive noninclusive overinclusive superinclusive ultrainclusive underinclusive

Phrases

all-inclusive gender-inclusive inclusive disjunction inclusive fitness inclusive or self-inclusive Wikipedia describes inclusive counting in Counting

Frequently Paired Words

Wikipedia describes inclusive counting in Counting

Synonyms

exhaustive inclusionary

Antonyms

exclusive exclusionary

Rhymes With

exclusive abusive elusive intrusive conclusive conducive inconclusive reclusive unobtrusive obtrusive illusive allusive

Questions

How do you pronounce inclusive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/.
What does inclusive mean?
Including (almost) everything within its scope.
Where does inclusive come from?
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 Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.

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