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Word entry · 9 letters

enclosure

Best crossword clue

"Pen, perhaps"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/Part of speech nounSorted ceelnorsuStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2N3C4L5O6S7U8R9E

Definitions

  1. the act of enclosing something inside something else

Word origin

From Middle English enclosure, from Old French enclosure, from enclore, from Latin inclūdere, inclūdō, from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Alike to inclusion.

Used in a sentence

  • There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo.
  • Mr Carlyle cut open the envelope, glanced at the enclosure, and in spite of his disappointment could not restrain a chuckle.
  • The enclosure of a photo with your letter is appreciated.

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