noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɪnˈkluːʒən/
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rhymes with -uːʒən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Anything foreign that is included in a material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An object completely inside a tissue, such as epidermal inclusion cyst, a cyst in the epidermis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, histology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A mapping where the domain is a subset of the image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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8
noun
Meaning 8
Restriction; limitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
the act of including
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase, step-up
Narrower terms: incorporation
10
noun
Meaning 10
any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inclusion body, cellular inclusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body
Narrower terms: plasmid, plasmid DNA, Russell's body, cancer body
11
noun
Meaning 11
the relation of comprising something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comprehension
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: involvement
12
noun
Meaning 12
the state of being included
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: exclusion
Broader terms: situation, state of affairs
Narrower terms: embrace, encompassment
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclusio, inclusionis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh2u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
включване
(vključvane)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Catalan:
inclusió
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Dutch:
toevoeging
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Finnish:
liite
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Finnish:
lisäys
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
French:
inclusion
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Georgian:
ჩართვა
(čartva)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Georgian:
ჩართულობა
(čartuloba)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
German:
Einschluss
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
German:
Hinzufügung
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Irish:
cur san áireamh
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Irish:
cur sa chomhaireamh
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Irish:
comhaireamh
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Irish:
áireamh
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Italian:
inclusione
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Italian:
aggiunta
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Khmer:
ការដាក់បញ្ចូល
(kaa dak bɑɲcool)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Korean:
포함
(poham)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Macedonian:
додаток
(dodatok)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Norwegian:
inkludering
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Norwegian:
inklusjon
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Persian:
گنجایش
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Persian:
دربرداری
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Persian:
دخول
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Persian:
شمول
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Persian:
دربرگیری
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Polish:
inkluzja
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Portuguese:
inclusão
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Russian:
включе́ние
(vključénije)
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Swahili:
jumuisho
— addition or annex to a group, set or total
Bulgarian:
включване
(vključvane)
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Bulgarian:
обхващане
(obhvaštane)
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Catalan:
inclusió
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Danish:
inkludering
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Danish:
inklusion
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Dutch:
toevoeging
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Dutch:
inbegrip
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Finnish:
sisällyttäminen
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Finnish:
mukaan ottaminen
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
French:
inclusion
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Galician:
inclusión
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Georgian:
ჩართვა
(čartva)
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
German:
Einschluss
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Greek:
προσθήκη
(prosthíki)
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Hungarian:
belefoglalás
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Italian:
inclusione
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Khmer:
ការដាក់បញ្ចូល
(kaa dak bɑɲcool)
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Latin:
inclusiō
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Norwegian:
inkludering
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Norwegian:
inklusjon
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Occitan:
inclusion
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Portuguese:
inclusão
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Russian:
включе́ние
(vključénije)
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Spanish:
inclusión
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Swahili:
jumuisho
— act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Bulgarian:
включение
(vključenie)
— defect in precious stone
Catalan:
inclusió
— defect in precious stone
Dutch:
insluiting
— defect in precious stone
Finnish:
sulkeuma
— defect in precious stone
German:
Einschluss
— defect in precious stone
Hungarian:
zárvány
— defect in precious stone
Italian:
impurità
— defect in precious stone
Polish:
inkluzja
— defect in precious stone
Polish:
wrostek
— defect in precious stone
Spanish:
inclusión
— defect in precious stone
French:
inclusion
— aggregate of stainable substances
Hungarian:
sejtzárvány
— aggregate of stainable substances
Italian:
inclusione
— aggregate of stainable substances
Portuguese:
inclusão
— aggregate of stainable substances
Spanish:
inclusión
— aggregate of stainable substances