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encasement

noun

  1. coating over, covering or "encasing" of all building components, interior and exterior
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English encase Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English encasement From encase + -ment.

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