| a. | 1. | Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; |
| 2. | Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; - opposed to | |
| n. | 1. | One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few. |
| Noun | 1. | exclusive - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" Synonyms: scoop |
| Adj. | 1. | exclusive - not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" Synonyms: sole |
| 2. | exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" Antonyms: inclusive - including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive" | |
| 3. | exclusive - 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" |
EXCLUSIVE, rights. Debarring one from participating in a thing. An exclusive right or privilege, is one granted to a person to do a thing, and forbidding all others to do the same. A patent right or copyright, are of this kind.
EXCLUSIVE, computation of time. Shut out; not included. As when an act is to be done within a certain time, as ten days from a particular time, one day is to be included and the other excluded. Vide Hob. 139; Cowp. 714; Lofft, 276; Dougl. 463; 2 Mod. 280; Sav. 124; 3 ]Penna. Rep. 200; 1 Serg. & Rawle, 43; 3 B. & A. 581; Com. Dig. Temps, A; 3 East, 407; Com. Dig. Estates, G 8; 2 Chit. Pr. 69, 147.
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