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encirclings

encirclings is the plural of encircling.

Meaning of encircling

Noun

encircling (plural encirclings)

  1. encirclement
    • If, however, a series of motifs conjoin in their encirclings of a theme - within and beyond the "subtext" - they enliven the interplay among themselves and with the theme to which they are attracted over the turbulent abyss of time and space.1995, Frank Trommler, Thematics Reconsidered: Essays in Honor of Horst S. Daemmrich

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Questions about encirclings

What is encirclings the plural of?
Encirclings is the plural of encircling.

Words near encirclings in the dictionary

  1. encirclet
  2. encircleth
  3. encirclets
  4. encircling
  5. encirclingly
  6. encirclings
  7. encise
  8. Enciso
  9. Encisos
  10. encite
  11. encitement

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