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INCASEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incasement mean?
• INCASEMENT (noun)
The noun INCASEMENT has 1 sense:
1. the act of enclosing something in a case
Familiarity information: INCASEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enclosing something in a case
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
encasement; incasement
Hypernyms ("incasement" is a kind of...):
enclosing; enclosure; envelopment; inclosure (the act of enclosing something inside something else)
Derivation:
incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)
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