3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exclusive \Ex*clu"sive\, n.
One of a coterie who exclude others one who from real of
affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select
few
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exclusive \Ex*clu"sive\a. [Cf. F. exclusif.]
1. Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from
participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the
exclusion of others as exclusive bars; exclusive
privilege; exclusive circles of society.
2. Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration;
-- opposed to inclusive; as five thousand troops,
exclusive of artillery.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
exclusive
adj 1: not divided or shared with others "they have exclusive use
of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" [syn: {sole(a)}]
2: excluding much or all especially all but a particular group
or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants
and shops" [ant: {inclusive}]
3: not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object
or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a
single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained
their exclusive attention" [syn: {single(a)}, {undivided}]
n : a news report that is reported first by one news
organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city
officials" [syn: {scoop}]
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