ENCASEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of enclosing something in a case

Synonyms:

encasement; incasement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("encasement" is a kind of...):

enclosing; enclosure; envelopment; inclosure (the act of enclosing something inside something else)

Derivation:

encase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)

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