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enspection

enspection is the obsolete form of inspection.

Meaning of inspection

Noun

inspection (countable and uncountable, plural inspections)

  1. The act of examining something, often closely.
    • Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
    • The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

Questions about enspection

What is enspection the obsolete form of?
Enspection is the obsolete form of inspection.

Words near enspection in the dictionary

  1. ensouling
  2. ensoulment
  3. ensoulments
  4. ensouls
  5. enspect
  6. enspection
  7. enspects
  8. enspell
  9. enspelled
  10. enspelling
  11. enspells

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