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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a space that is surrounded, or something that surrounds.
They keep their dogs in an enclosure.The carpenters are making an enclosure for the yard. |
| definition 2: |
something sent in an envelope along with a letter.
He sent an enclosure of money along with the letter to his family. |
| related words: |
bound, boundary, cage, fold, wall, yard |
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The word enclosure
contains the following parts:
claus, clos, clud, clus
Latin
root
that means to close
  Example words:
clause, closet, conclude, conclusion, disclose, enclose, enclosure, exclude, exclusive, include, inconclusive
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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