inclusion
Other forms: inclusions
Inclusion is the act of including someone in something, like a school, club, or team.
If you are familiar with the word include — meaning to make someone or something a part of something larger — then inclusion should make sense. You might be happy at your inclusion on the school's volleyball team. The inclusion of an actor in a movie is exciting. When there's a new President, people wait and see who will earn inclusion in the cabinet. In biology, an inclusion body is a very small body found within another on the cellular level.
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the act of includingtypes:incorporationincluding by incorporating
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the state of being includedantonyms:exclusionthe state of being excludedtype of:situation, state of affairsthe general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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the relation of comprising something“he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work”synonyms: comprehensiontype of:involvementa connection of inclusion or containment
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any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)“an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell”synonyms: cellular inclusion, inclusion bodytypes:plasmid, plasmid DNAa small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replicationtype of:bodyan individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
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Vocabulary lists containing inclusion
Open your mind and practice this list of words derived from the Latin roots clud and clus, meaning "shut, enclose, or confine."
Vocabulary is key to performing well on Common Core-aligned tests for English Language Arts as well as for building literacy in social studies, science, and technical subjects. This collection features common tier-2 words that are taught and tested in Grades 7 and 8. These words are used in a variety of contexts, exhibit different shades of meaning based on those contexts, and appear commonly in classroom instruction and on standardized assessments. Here are links to our lists in the collection: List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4, List 5, List 6, List 7, List 8
Born with cerebral palsy, Melody has difficulty communicating with others — but in spite of the obstacles she faces, Melody is determined to prove how smart she really is.