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incasement

incasement is the archaic form of encasement.

Meaning of encasement

Noun

encasement (countable and uncountable, plural encasements)

  1. The act of encasing.
  2. Something that encases.
  3. The early genetic theory of emboîtement.

Forms of incasement

pluralincasements

Origin of incasement

From incase + -ment.

Questions about incasement

What is incasement the archaic form of?
Incasement is the archaic form of encasement.

Words near incasement in the dictionary

  1. incarvilleas
  2. incas
  3. incase
  4. incase of
  5. incased
  6. incasement
  7. incasements
  8. incases
  9. incasing
  10. incask
  11. incasked

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