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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
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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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