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Wrapping

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɹæp.ɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The material in which something is wrapped.
  2. The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Cattle are shot with stones and can only be cured by a "fairy dart" or ancient stone arrowhead. These objects are kept in numerous wrappings by every properly qualified "fairy doctor," who rub[s] them on the sick beasts with appropriate charms ...”
“See⟳ also: autowrap, backwrap, line break⟳, word wrap⟳, and wraparound”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

wrapping gown wrapping paper wrapping up Wrappings wraprascal wrapround

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