exclusive
Information that is granted or obtained exclusivelyInformation (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
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» This is a very exclusive club.
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3 sensesInformation (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
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 excludes others from their society.
A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
- a news report that is reported first by one news organization
Examples
41 sentencesThis is a very exclusive club.
Tom lives in an exclusive neighborhood.
That's an exclusive golf club.
Our membership is very exclusive.
This is exclusive.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variantFrom Latin exclūsīvus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).
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