Encompassment
Pronunciation : En*com"pass*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention. By this encompassment and drift of question. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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