different between containing vs inclusive

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?te?n??/

Verb

containing

1. present participle of contain

Noun

containing (plural containings)

1. (in the plural) contents
   • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

     Any, – all words are thine, Isabel; words and worlds with all their containings, shall be slaves to thee, Isabel.

English

Etymology

From Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin incl?s?vus, from Latin incl?sus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?klu?s?v/

Adjective

inclusive (comparative more inclusive, superlative most inclusive)

1. Including (almost) everything within its scope.

2. Including the extremes as well as the area between.

3. (linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.

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Translations

See also

• Wikipedia describes inclusive counting in Counting

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.kly.ziv/
• Homophone: inclusives

Adjective

inclusive

1. feminine singular of inclusif

Italian

Adjective

inclusive

1. feminine plural of inclusivo

Portuguese

Adverb

inclusive (comparative mais inclusive superlative o mais inclusive)

1. also (in addition)

   Synonym: também

2. even (indicating an extreme example of the case mentioned)

   Synonyms: até, até mesmo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inklu?sibe/, [??.klu?si.??e]

Adverb

inclusive

1. including, even

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Further reading

• “inclusive” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.