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ENCOMPASSMENT

\ɛnkˈʌmpəsmənt], \ɛnkˈʌmpəsmənt], \ɛ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_s_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of ENCOMPASSMENT

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1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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including entirely

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

including entirely

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

n. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Circumlocution, remote tendency of talk.

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

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