encompassment

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Synonyms: encompassments

Antonyms: encompassments

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Noun

1. The act of [[surround]]ing, or the state of being surrounded.
2. [[complete|Complete]] [[inclusion]], with no [[outlier]]s.
3. {{lb|en|anthropology|sociology}} A [[hierarchical]] structure such that when two elements of a [[whole]] are recognized as [[opposite]]s, one of them is considered hierarchically [[superior]], while the other is [[subordinate]]d to the whole.

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