disclusion

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/dɪsˈkluːʒən/

noun

A shutting off; exclusion.

OriginLatin disclusio →
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Meanings

noundisclusion (countable and uncountable, plural disclusions)

plural disclusions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableA shutting off; exclusion.

    impressed in the Brain, the composition of them, and disclusion and various disposal of them, is plainly an arbitrarious act,

    1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden […], →OCLC
  2. countableuncountabledentistryA separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.
  3. countableuncountabledentistryEspecially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.

Origin

  1. Latindisclusio
  2. Englishdisclusion

From Latin disclusio, from discludere, disclusum (“to separate”). See disclose.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disclusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disclusion.

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