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The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention.

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  1. n. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention.
  2. n. including entirely
  3. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention. By this encompassment and drift of question. Shak.
  4. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded;circumvention.By this encompassment and drift of question. Shak.
  5. n. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention.