enclosure
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en·clo·sure

noun \in-ˈklō-zhər, en-\

Definition of ENCLOSURE

1
: the act or action of enclosing : the quality or state of being enclosed
2
: something that encloses
3
: something enclosed <a letter with two enclosures>

Variants of ENCLOSURE

en·clo·sure also in·clo·sure \in-\

Examples of ENCLOSURE

  1. During the day the horses are kept in an enclosure.
  2. a letter with two enclosures
  3. One of the enclosures was a photograph.
  4. the enclosure of a photograph with a letter
  5. the enclosure of the garden

First Known Use of ENCLOSURE

15th century

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