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enclosure

 noun
     
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en‧clo‧sure
1 [countable]TBC an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose:
the bear enclosure at the zoo
2 [uncountable]TBC the act of making an area separate by putting a wall or fence around it:
the enclosure of arable land for pasture
3 [countable]TCM something that is put inside an envelope with a letter
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