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exclusive adjective

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Definition

limited to only one person or group of people
This room is for the exclusive use of guests.
an exclusive interview
expensive and only for people who are rich or of a high social class
an exclusive private club
an exclusive part of town

exclusivity noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˌek.skluːˈsɪv.ɪ.ti//-ə.t ̬i/ n [U] (also exclusiveness/ɪkˈskluː.sɪv.nəs/)

(Definition of exclusive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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