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noun
The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Complete inclusion, with no outliers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A hierarchical structure such that when two elements of a whole are recognized as opposites, one of them is considered hierarchically superior, while the other is subordinated to the whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
including entirely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inclusion
History
From encompass + -ment.
