How to pronounce enclosure
American English pronunciation
en-KLOH-zhur
- IPA
- /ɛnˈkloʊʒɚ/
- Syllables
- en · KLOH · zhur (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What enclosure means
An area with a fence or wall all the way around it
In a sentence: The goats wandered around their grassy enclosure at the petting zoo.
Where it comes from: It goes back to Latin words meaning "in" and "to shut."
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