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ENVELOPMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enclosing something inside something else
Synonyms:
enclosing; enclosure; envelopment; inclosure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("envelopment" is a kind of...):
insertion; introduction; intromission (the act of putting one thing into another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "envelopment"):
boxing; packing (the enclosure of something in a package or box)
encasement; incasement (the act of enclosing something in a case)
Derivation:
envelop (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering)
