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encl.

encl. is the abbreviation of enclosed.

Meaning of enclosed

Adjective

enclosed (comparative more enclosed, superlative most enclosed)

  1. Contained; held within a container.
    • The gas is completely enclosed within the bottle.
    Synonyms:
    included
  2. Surrounded by a wall, fence or similar barrier.
    • an enclosed garden
  3. (one or more sides of which contain slats that can be opened or closed in order to increase or decrease volume) Having closed slats.

Questions about encl.

What is encl. the abbreviation of?
Encl. is the abbreviation of enclosed.

Words near encl. in the dictionary

  1. encites
  2. Enck
  3. Encke
  4. Encks
  5. encl
  6. encl.
  7. enclasp
  8. enclasped
  9. enclasping
  10. enclaspment
  11. enclasps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encl. (page history and authors); enclosed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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