Inclusion

Alternative forms

• enclusion

Origin

From French inclusion, from Old French inclusion, from Latin inclusio

Full definition of inclusion

Noun

1. (countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.The poem was a new inclusion in the textbook.
2. (uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.
3. (countable) Anything foreign that is included in a material,
4. (countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.

Antonyms

• exclusion