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say it: en-KUHM-puh-sing
encompassing is an adjective meaning "broad in scope or content". It carries 2 recorded senses.
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
“an all-embracing definition”
“blanket sanctions against human-rights violators”
“an invention with broad applications”
“a panoptic study of Soviet nationality”
“granted him wide powers”
closely encircling
“encompassing mountain ranges”
“the surrounding countryside”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for encompassing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.