Definitions surrounding Inclusion

 ac•cep•tance \ik-"sep-ten(t)s, ak-\ noun
1          : an agreeing either expressly or by conduct to the act or offer of another so that a contract is concluded and the parties become legally bound
2          : the quality or state of being accepted or acceptable
3          : the act of accepting : the fact of being accepted : approval
4          a : the act of accepting a time draft or bill of exchange for payment when due according to the specified terms
            b : an accepted draft or bill of exchange

 ad•ver•si•ty \ad-"ver-se-te\ noun pl ad•ver•si•ties
1          : a state or condition contrary to one of well-being
2          : an instance of adversity syn see misfortune.

 dis•abled adjective
: incapacitated by illness, injury, or wounds; broadly : physically or mentally impaired.

 dis•crim•i•na•tion \dis-'kri-me-"na-shen\ noun
1          a : the act of discriminating
            b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently
2          : the quality or power of finely distinguishing
3          a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually
            b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment [racial discrimination] 
syn see discernment dis•crim•i•na•tion•al \-shnel, -she-nel\ adjective

 di•ver•si•ty \de-"ver-se-te, di-\ noun pl di•ver•si•ties
1          : the condition of being diverse : variety
2          : an instance of being diverse.

 di•verse \di-"vers, de-", "di-'\ adjective
1          : differing from one another : unlike
2          : composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities 
syn see different di•verse•ly-adverb di•verse•ness-noun

 in•clu•sion \in-"klu-zhen\ noun
1          : the act of including : the state of being included
2          : something that is included: as
3          : a relation between two classes that exists when all members of the first are also members of the second — compare membership

 in•clude \in-"klud\ in•clud•ed in•clud•ing
verb transitive
1          : to shut up : enclose
2          : to take in or comprise as a part of a whole
3          : to contain between or within

 Synonyms for Inclusion

include, comprehend, embrace, involve mean to contain within as part of the whole. include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole [the price of dinner includes dessert]. comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition [his system comprehends all history]. embrace implies a gathering of separate items within a whole [her faith embraces both Christian and non-Christian beliefs]. involve suggests inclusion by virtue of the nature of the whole, whether by being its natural or inevitable consequence [the new job involves a lot of detail].

 re•spect \ri-"spekt\ noun
1          : a relation or reference to a particular thing or situation [remarks having respect to an earlier plan]
2          : an act of giving particular attention : consideration
3          a : high or special regard : esteem
            b : the quality or state of being esteemed
            c pl : expressions of respect or deference [paid our respects]
4          : particular, detail [a good plan in some respects]
in respect of chiefly Brit : with respect to : concerning
in respect to : with respect to : concerning
with respect to : with reference to : in relation to

 seg•re•ga•tion \'se-gri-"ga-shen\ noun
1          : the act or process of segregating : the state of being segregated
2          a : the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means
            b : the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group [segregation of gifted children into accelerated classes]
3          : the separation of allelic genes that occurs typically during meiosis

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