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encompassing commencer à apprendre		´´
Something that's encompassing completely encloses or surrounds something else. commencer à apprendre		´´
An island, for example, sits in the midst of encompassing ocean waves. commencer à apprendre		´´
The adjective encompassing can describe things that literally encircle something, and also things that are so extensive that they seem to do so. commencer à apprendre		´´
For example, an encompassing history of World War II would include everything about the period, including the Holocaust. commencer à apprendre		´´
Encompassing comes from the verb encompass, "surround and hold within," or "include comprehensively," from the roots en-, "put in," and compass, "space or circumference." commencer à apprendre		´´
Definitions of encompassing commencer à apprendre		´´
1. closely encircling commencer à apprendre		´´
“encompassing mountain ranges” commencer à apprendre		´´
Synonyms: commencer à apprendre		´´
circumferent, surrounding commencer à apprendre		´´
close commencer à apprendre		´´
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other commencer à apprendre		´´
broad in scope or content commencer à apprendre		´´
Synonyms: commencer à apprendre		´´
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, extensive, panoptic, wide commencer à apprendre		´´
comprehensive commencer à apprendre		´´
including all or everything commencer à apprendre		´´

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