mutually exclusive

  • 21exclusive — [[t]ɪksklu͟ːsɪv[/t]] exclusives 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as exclusive, you mean that it is limited to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class, and is therefore not available to everyone. He is already a… …

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  • 22exclusive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Exclusive is used after these nouns: ↑news {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 belonging to/used by only one person/group VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ …

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  • 23mutually — mu|tu|al|ly [ˈmju:tʃuəli] adv 1.) mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc something that is mutually acceptable etc is acceptable etc to both or all the people involved ▪ We eventually arrived at a figure that was mutually acceptable. 2.)… …

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  • 24mutually — adverb 1 done or experienced equally by two people: a mutually beneficial arrangement 2 mutually exclusive/contradictory two ideas or beliefs that are mutually exclusive cannot both exist or be true at the same time …

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  • 25exclusive — exclusively, adv. exclusiveness, exclusivity, /eks klooh siv i tee/, n. /ik sklooh siv, ziv/, adj. 1. not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action. 2. omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of) …

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  • 26exclusive — adj. mutually exclusive * * * [ɪk skluːsɪv] mutually exclusive …

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  • 27exclusive — ex|clu|sive1 [ ık sklusıv ] adjective ** 1. ) very expensive, and therefore available only to people who have a lot of money: an exclusive store/restaurant/neighborhood 2. ) limited to a particular person or group and not shared with others: The… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28exclusive — /əksˈklusɪv / (say uhks kloohsiv), /ɛks / (say eks ) adjective 1. not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive ideas. 2. excluding from consideration or account, as from 100 to 121 exclusive (excluding 100 and 121, and… …

  • 29exclusive — ex•clu•sive [[t]ɪkˈsklu sɪv, zɪv[/t]] adj. 1) not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action[/ex] 2) omitting from consideration or account (often fol. by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes[/ex] 3) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30mutually — UK [ˈmjuːtʃuəlɪ] / US [ˈmjutʃuəlɪ] adverb by, to, or for each of two or more people equally We need to find a mutually convenient date for the talks. a mutually acceptable compromise • mutually exclusive …

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