Comprising

//kəmˈpɹaɪzɪŋ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of comprise form-of, gerund, participle, present

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composedcountingcoveringembodiedembracingencircling

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"The Kalmar Union, comprising Sweden, Denmark and Norway, broke apart in 1523."

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