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Dictionary

en•close

Pronunciation: (en-klōz'), [key]
—v.t., -closed, -clos•ing.
1. to shut or hem in; close in on all sides: a valley enclosed by tall mountains.
2. to surround, as with a fence or wall: to enclose land.
3. to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like: He enclosed a check. A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
4. to hold or contain: His letter enclosed a check.
5. Rom. Cath. Ch.
a. to restrict to the enclosure of a monastery or convent.
b. (of a monastery, convent, church, etc.) to establish or fix the boundary of an enclosure. Also,inclose.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

enclitic

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