containment

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Synonyms: contingent, continent, obtainment, containant

Antonyms: contingent, continent, obtainment, containant

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The state of being [[contained]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|countable}} The state of [[containing]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|uncountable|countable}} Something [[contained]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable|countable}} A [[policy]] of [[checking]] the [[expansion]] of a [[hostile]] [[foreign]] [[power]] by creating [[alliances]] with other [[state]]s; especially the [[foreign policy]] [[strategy]] of the [[United States]] in the early years of the [[Cold War]].
5. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[physical]] [[system]] designed to prevent the [[accidental]] [[release]] of [[radioactive]] or other [[dangerous]] [[material]]s from a nuclear [[reactor]] or [[industrial]] [[plant]].
6. {{lb|en|countable|mathematics}} An [[inclusion]].

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