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circumscription
[ sur-kuhm-skrip-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of circumscribing.
- circumscribed state; limitation.
- anything that circumscribes, surrounds, or encloses; boundary.
- periphery; outline.
- a circumscribed area.
- a circular inscription on a coin, seal, etc.
- limitation of a meaning; definition.
circumscription
/ ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃən /
noun
- the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed
- something that limits or encloses
- a circumscribed space
- an inscription around a coin or medal
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Derived Forms
- ˌcircumˈscriptively, adverb
- ˌcircumˈscriptive, adjective
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Other Words From
- circum·scriptive adjective
- circum·scriptive·ly adverb
- noncir·cum·scriptive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of circumscription1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circumscrīptiōn- (stem of circumscrīptiō ), equivalent to circumscrīpt ( us ) (past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; circum-, script ) + -iōn- -ion
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Example Sentences
Of that mystery, of that local circumscription—in what sense it was effected, in what sense not effected, we know nothing.
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Aveyron belongs to the 16th military region, and to the acadmie or educational circumscription of Toulouse.
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One short distribution and circumscription of historical ages will soon place matters in a more hopeful aspect.
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The defect in the work of the Dialect Society lies in a somewhat similar circumscription of activity.
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In educational matters it falls within the circumscription of the acadmie of Toulouse.
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