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DictionaryRoot: claudere
Latin

claudere

close or shut

Forms

  • claudere
  • claus- — The form used for completed action.
  • -clud- — The vowel changed in Latin compounds.
  • -clus- — The corresponding changed completed-action form.

Origin

Related to Latin clavis, “key,” in an older Indo-European family associated with closing.

Note

Closing can suggest ending an argument, keeping something in, or keeping something out.

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noun

exclusion

ik-SKLOO-zhuhn/ɪkˈskluːʒn/

The act or state of keeping someone or something out.

The sieve ensures the exclusion of large stones from the sand below.

A simple sieve keeps large stones out while fine sand passes into bowl, exclusion from a whole shown without social stigma.
Etymology
exLatinout, away; also thoroughly
+clusLatinclose or shut
+ionLatinan action, process, or result

The pieces express the act of ‘shutting out.’ That image applies both to preventing entry and to denying someone participation or inclusion.

In context

YaleCourses9:42
focus on original historical meanings to the exclusion of a consideration of the function or meaning of biblical texts for believing communities
Lecture 21. Biblical Poetry: Psalms and Song of Songs

More examples

  • She challenged her exclusion from the meeting.
  • A fence ensured the exclusion of grazing animals.
  • The policy led to the exclusion of qualified applicants.

Forms

exclusion

exclude verb — keep out

Similar words

omission
Omission leaves something out; exclusion can actively prevent its entry or participation.
ban
A ban formally prohibits something; exclusion is the act or state of keeping it out.