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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Exclusive

Ex-clū'sive, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. exclusif, Sp. exclusivo, It. esclusivo.]

  1. Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privileges; exclusive circles of society.
  2. Not taking into the account; not including or comprehending; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery.

Ex-clū'sive, n.

noun

n. One of a coterie who exclude others; one who chooses for his associates certain persons, to the exclusion of others, or limits his acquaintance to a select few; an exclusionist.