exclusivity
/ˌeksˌkluːˈsɪvəti/eks-kloo-SIH-vuh-tee
/ˌɛksˌkluˈsɪvəti/eks-kloo-SIH-vuh-tee
Meaningthe state or quality of shutting out
Common meaning: the quality of being exclusive
- exout
- clusto shut, closeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 350 · scan
- ivadjective ending: tending to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
‘out’ + ‘to shut, close’ → exclusivity
Journey through time
- Latinclaudō, clausī, clausum‘to shut, close’
- Englishexclusive‘shutting others out’
- Englishformed in English from exclusiveexclusivity‘the quality of being exclusive’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of shutting out. It can be inferred from any of: exclusive.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from exclusive + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- claudō, clausī, clausum Latin “to shut, close”
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