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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Include \In*clude"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Included}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Including}.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Enclose}.]
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five.
The whole included race, his purposed prey. --Milton.
The loss of such a lord includes all harm. --Shak.
3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. --Shak.
Syn: To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Included \In*clud"ed\, adjective Inclosed; confined.
{Included stamens} (Bot.), such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
included
adjective: enclosed in the same envelope or package; "the included check"
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