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circumscript
[
sur
-k
uh
m-skript
]
cir·cum·script
/
ˈsɜr
kəmˌskrɪpt
/
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[
sur
-k
uh
m-skript
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
Rare
.
limited or confined.
2.
Obsolete
.
enclosed or encompassed.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
Latin
circumscrīptus,
past participle of
circumscrībere
to
circumscribe
;
see
circum-
,
script
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Circumscript
is always a great word to know.
So is
zedonk
. Does it mean:
So is
bezoar
. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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