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Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-kuhm-puh s
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkʌm pəs



Definition of encompassment

Origin :
  • 1550s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + compass. Related: Encompassed; encompasses; encompassing.
  • As in inclusion : noun addition
  • As in achievement : noun something completed successfully; goal reached
  • As in locality : noun environment
  • As in materialization : noun embodiment
  • As in mise en scene : noun environment
  • As in objectification : noun embodiment
  • As in personalization : noun embodiment
  • As in prosopopeia : noun embodiment
  • As in embodiment : noun representation, manifestation
  • As in environment : noun surroundings, atmosphere
Example sentences :
  • But her encompassment, as is so apt to be the case here, was pitiably mediocre.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of a Widow » by Edgar Fawcett
  • But mystery I then accepted as the only complement, the encompassment, of what we know of our life.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Man » by George Edward Woodberry

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