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ENCLOSURE

\ɛnklˈə͡ʊʒə], \ɛnklˈə‍ʊʒə], \ɛ_n_k_l_ˈəʊ_ʒ_ə]\

Definitions of ENCLOSURE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the act of enclosing something inside something else
a naturally enclosed space

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of enclosing something inside something else
a naturally enclosed space

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The act of enclosing; that which encloses or is enclosed. Inclosure.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

That which encloses or is enclosed; space enclosed; common land when enclosed and appropriated; also spelt with in, as inclose.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Inclosure; a space inclosed.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of enclosing or environing any thing; the separation of common grounds into distinct possessions; the appropriation of things common; state of being shut up in any place; the space enclosed.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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