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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•clu•sion (in klo̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of including.
- the state of being included.
- something that is included.
- Cell Biology[Biol.]a body suspended in the cytoplasm, as a granule.
- Mineralogya solid body or a body of gas or liquid enclosed within the mass of a mineral.
- Geology, Rocks[Petrog.]xenolith.
- Mathematics, Philosophy[Logic, Math.]the relationship between two sets when the second is a subset of the first.
- Latin inclūsiōn- (stem of inclūsiō) a shutting in, equivalent. to inclūs(us) (see incluse) + -iōn- -ion
- 1590–1600; 1945–50 for def. 7;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inclusion /ɪnˈkluːʒən/ n - the act of including or the state of being included
- something included
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•clude /ɪnˈklud/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -clud•ed, -clud•ing. - to contain or have as part of a whole:[not: be + ~-ing]The meal includes dessert and coffee.
- to place (something) in a category:Whom would you include in your list?
in•clu•sion /ɪnˈkluʒən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•clude (in klo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation v.t., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. - to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- to place in an aggregate, class, category, or the like.
- to contain as a subordinate element;
involve as a factor.
- Latin inclūdere to shut in, equivalent. to in- in-2 + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut (compare close)
- late Middle English 1375–1425
in•clud′a•ble, in•clud′i•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged embody. Include, comprehend, comprise, embrace imply containing parts of a whole. To include is to contain as a part or member, or among the parts and members, of a whole:The list includes many new names.To comprehend is to have within the limits, scope, or range of references, as either a part or the whole number of items concerned:The plan comprehends several projects.To comprise is to consist of, as the various parts serving to make up the whole:This genus comprises 50 species.Embrace emphasizes the extent or assortment of that which is included:The report embraces a great variety of subjects.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exclude, preclude.
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