English Explanatory Dictionary

embracement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
  2. State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.
  3. Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.
  4. State of being contained; enclosure.

Word forms

embracement embracements imbracement

Etymology

From Middle English embracement, enbracement, from Old French embrassement; equivalent to embrace + -ment.

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