ENCOMPASSING
\ɛnkˈʌmpəsɪŋ], \ɛnkˈʌmpəsɪŋ], \ɛ_n_k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_s_ɪ_ŋ]\
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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"
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closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"
By Princeton University
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closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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