English Explanatory Dictionary

encompassment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
  2. Complete inclusion, with no outliers.
  3. 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.

Word forms

encompassment encompassments

Etymology

From encompass + -ment.

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