Word of the Day:
inclusive
What It Means
Including (almost) everything within its scope.
Including the extremes as well as the area between.
Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
The pronoun in "If you want, we could go back to my place for coffee" is an inclusive "we".
Did You Know?
Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.
Source and license
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