enclosure
Signification (Anglais)
- (countable) Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
- (uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
- (countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
- (uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
- (broadly, uncountable) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.
- (uncountable) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership.
- (countable, uncountable) The area of a convent, monastery, etc where access is restricted to community members.
Concepts
Synonymes
appendix
natural enclosure
wooden fence
cattle-pen
no-go area
sealed letter
sheep hold
one block
sealed document
enclosing wall
castle walls
outer fence
area enclosed by earthwork
area around
coloseum
piece of enclosed ground
back-yard
sheet-steel case
borough
enclosed area
land consolidation
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
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.
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