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ENCOMPASSMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does encompassment mean?
• ENCOMPASSMENT (noun)
The noun ENCOMPASSMENT has 1 sense:
1. including entirely
Familiarity information: ENCOMPASSMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Including entirely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("encompassment" is a kind of...):
inclusion (the state of being included)
Derivation:
encompass (include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory)
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