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inclusivity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɪŋkluːˈsɪvɪti/
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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: exclusivity

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh2w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inclusivity From inclusive + -ity, modeled after exclusivity, 1920s, but in more common usage only since the late 1980s.