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Encompass vs Tropicalista - What's the difference?

encompass | tropicalista |

As a verb encompass

is to form a circle around; to encircle.

As a noun tropicalista is

a member of a brazilian art movement, '' or ''tropicalismo , of the late 1960s, encompassing theatre, poetry, and especially a mixture of music influenced by bossa nova, rock and roll, and various folk musics.

encompass

English

Verb

(es)
  • To form a circle around; to encircle.
  • To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  • To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  • This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
  • To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
  • Drake encompassed the globe.

    Synonyms

    * comprehend * embrace * include

    References

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    tropicalista

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of a Brazilian art movement, '' or ''Tropicalismo , of the late 1960s, encompassing theatre, poetry, and especially a mixture of music influenced by bossa nova, rock and roll, and various folk musics.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 25, author=Larry Rohter, title=Long-Lost Trove of Music Connects Brazil to Its Roots, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=As sons of the Portuguese, Caetano and Gil and all the rest of us tropicalistas absorbed this folk influence, transmuted it and then took it to the world.” }} English words suffixed with -ista