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 Definitions of circumscription  [ˌsɜr kəmˈskrɪp ʃən]  

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Definition of 'circumscription' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) circumscription
an act of circumscribing.

2.  circumscription
circumscribed state; limitation.

3.  circumscription
anything that surrounds or encloses; boundary.

4.  circumscription
periphery; outline.

5.  circumscription
a circumscribed area.

6.  circumscription
a circular inscription on a coin, seal, etc.

Etymology:  (1375–1425; late ME < L)

Definition of 'circumscription' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) circumscription
the act of circumscribing


Definition of 'circumscription' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) circumscription
an inscription written around anything

2. (noun) circumscription
the exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery

3. (noun) circumscription
the act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit



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