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adjective

1. Not divided among or shared with others: single, sole. See include/exclude.
2. Singled out in preference: choice, chosen, elect, select. See choice, include/exclude.
3. Not diffused or dispersed: concentrated, intensive, undivided, unswerving, whole. See collect/distribute, edge/center, part/whole.
4. Catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior: fancy, posh, swank, swanky. Informal ritzy. See plain/fancy.

adj

Definition: unshared, restricted
Antonyms: divided, part, partial, shared, unlimited, unrestricted

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Pertaining to the subject alone, not including, admitting, or pertaining to any others. Sole. Shutting out; debarring from interference or participation; vested in one person alone. Apart from all others, without the admission of others to participation.

For example, if a court has been granted exclusive jurisdiction over cases relating to a particular subject matter, no other court is able to entertain cases concerning that particular subject.

IN BRIEF: Given or belonging to no other. Also: keeping out certain people.

No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive. — Gandhi (1869-1948).

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• Advertising - exclusivity: prohibition on performing in commercial for product that is competitive with one for which actor has commercial currently on hold or running; right to use specific talent, art, music, etc., in advertising

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som udelukker alt andet, undtagen, fornem, eneste, særlig, med eneret, udelt
n. - artikel med eneret

Nederlands (Dutch)
exclusief, geheel, enig, uitsluitend, exclusief verhaal (journalistiek)

Français (French)
adj. - choisi, sélect, huppé, exclusif, non compris, sans compter, (Comm) en sus
n. - (Journ) exclusivité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - exklusiv, einzig
n. - Ausschließlichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποκλειστικός, περιορισμένος, εκλεκτικός, εκλεκτός, μοναδικός

Italiano (Italian)
esclusivo, unico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - exclusivo

Русский (Russian)
особый, исключительный, эксклюзивный, разборчивый в знакомствах, единственный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exclusivista, selecto, cerrado, exclusivo, comparativamente caro, de moda, único
n. - exclusivo, primicia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - exklusiv, uteslutande, enda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
独占的, 排外的, 唯一的, 独家新闻, 独家经营的项目

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 獨佔的, 排外的, 唯一的
n. - 獨家新聞, 獨家經營的專案

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배타적인, 독점적인, 전문적인, 고급의
n. - 배타적인 사람, 독점기사

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 排他的な, 独占的な, 高級な
n. - 特種記事

idioms:

• mutually exclusive    相互排除

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقصور على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלעדי, מתרחק, סגור, מיוחד‬
n. - ‮סקופ, כתבה מיוחדת‬

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