1.  inclusion(n = noun.state) - the state of being included;
is a kind of situation, state of affairs
has particulars: embrace, encompassment
Antonym: exclusion

2.  inclusion(n = noun.linkdef) comprehension - the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
is a kind of involvement

3.  inclusion(n = noun.object) cellular inclusion, inclusion body - any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
is a kind of body
has particulars: plasmid, plasmid dna, cancer body, russell's body

4.  inclusion(n = noun.act) - the act of including;
is a kind of increase, step-up
has particulars: incorporation
Derived forms verb include₃, verb include₂, verb include₄

1.  The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]

2.  Something that is included. [PJC]

3.  A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral. [1913 Webster]

4.  A small body suspended within the cytoplasm of a cell. [PJC]

5.  The relationship existing between two sets if one is a subset of the other. [PJC]

N  composition, constitution, crasis, combination, inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception, embodiment, formation, containing, constituting.

N  inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception, composition, included, including, inclusive, congener, congenerous, of the same class, encircling, a maximis ad minima, et hoc genus omne, etc, et coetera.

acute inclusion body encephalitis, cellular inclusion, inclusion body, inclusion body encephalitis, inclusion body myositis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis