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exclusive

view main entry for exclusiveadjective  /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/

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exclusiveness

noun [uncountable]

exclusivity

  /ˌekskluːˈsɪvəti/  noun [uncountable]
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exclusivity British English pronunciation: exclusivityClick to listen to the pronunciation of exclusive /ˌekskluːˈsɪvəti/  noun [uncountable]To not include something or someone: leave out, exclude, omit, shut out of, count out, drop, miss out, to the exclusion of something, set/put something asideThe quality of being expensive and expensive things: extravagance, rip-off, exclusiveness, exorbitance, sumptuousness

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