Advanced English Word of the Day

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excluding
1. prep. to the exclusion of; not including
Our lucky free draw winner will be treated to dinner, bed and breakfast, but the holiday must be taken before December, 1991 (subject to availability and excluding bank holidays).
exclude
1. v. To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.
2. v. To expel; to put out.
to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
3. v. To omit from consideration.
Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers.
4. v. (transitive, legal) To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
5. v. (transitive, medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

Example Sentences

Feminism doesn't mean excluding men, it's about being more inclusive of women and - in this case - acknowledging the role they can play in tackling climate change.

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