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



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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