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verbinclude in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
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- circuit the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- circumference the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- superclass myriapoda used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes