exclusive

/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/adj
Middle School
1

Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.

2

Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.

3

A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.

4

Exclusionary.

5

Whole, undivided, entire.

6

Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.

7

Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing