Inclusion Meaning
/ɪnˈkluːʒən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
nounThe act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
Sentence Examples
We use the symbol “⊂” to denote proper inclusion.
In retrospect, inclusion of that entry in the dictionary was a mistake.
His inclusion in the team is in doubt.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's policy of ____ in the workplace has increased diversity among employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company's new policy focuses on the ____ and diversity of all its global employees.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin inclusio, inclusionis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2009, Cindy Lasiter, Diamonds in the Rough, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page xi:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's policy of ____ in the workplace has increased diversity among employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company's new policy focuses on the ____ and diversity of all its global employees.