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Added 9 October 2026

inclusion

/ɪnˈkluːʒən/ noun

In Latin: inclusiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inclusion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The state of being included.
The relation of comprising something.
he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work
Any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases).
an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell

Origin

Borrowed from Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōnis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.

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