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enclosure
noun
1 enclosure
A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose.
Dutch: afzetting
2 enclosure
3 enclosure
4 enclosure
Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter.
synonym: inclosure.
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