ENCOMPASSMENT

encompassment

(noun) including entirely

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

encompassment (countable and uncountable, plural encompassments)

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

Source: Wiktionary


En*com"pass*ment, n.

Definition: The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention. By this encompassment and drift of question. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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