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Meaning of encompassing


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  encompassing
      adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay
             increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket
             sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention
             with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
             nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn:
             {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
             {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing},
             {extensive}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
      2: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the
         surrounding countryside" [syn: {encompassing(a)},
         {surrounding(a)}, {circumferent}]


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