Exclusive Meaning
/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjExcluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
adjReferring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
Sentence Examples
The two qualities are mutually exclusive.
This book has 252 pages exclusive of illustrations.
The hotel has exclusive access to the beach.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sells ____ designer clothes that are very expensive.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The magazine published an ____ interview with the world-famous actor in its latest issue.
Word Origin & History
From Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The exclusives at the English Universities apply the term CAD to all non-members."
— 1873, The Slang Dictionary, John Camden Hotten:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sells ____ designer clothes that are very expensive.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The magazine published an ____ interview with the world-famous actor in its latest issue.