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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Enclosed
Why does the word enclosed have the meaning of 'included within' as in 'enclosed within the same envelope'? Does not the word enclosed mean 'closed in'? What sense does it make for it to be used in a context which means 'included within'?!
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Sometimes when you look a word up in the dictionary, you find that it has more than one usage. When usages are different, they're usually numbered, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. In order to explain why 1, and 2, are different, it might be necessary to research the history and etymology of the word.
- Sometimes when you look a word up in the dictionary, you find that it has more than one usage.
- When usages are different, they're usually numbered, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
- In order to explain why 1, and 2, are different, it might be necessary to research the history and etymology of the word.
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Sometimes when you look a word up in the dictionary, you find that it has more than one usage. When usages are different, they're usually numbered, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
In order to explain why 1, and 2, are different, it might be necessary to research the history and etymology of the word.
In this case, I think when you seal something inside an envelope, you may consider it to be "
In order to explain why 1, and 2, are different, it might be necessary to research the history and etymology of the word.
In this case, I think when you seal something inside an envelope, you may consider it to be "
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