exclusive
exclusive is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, exclusive is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofexclusive
- Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
Example: "The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature."
- A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
- (grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
- Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
- Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Example: "Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux."
- Exclusionary.
- Whole, undivided, entire.
Example: "The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention."
- Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
Example: "The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we"."
- (of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
Example: "They decided to no longer be exclusive."
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