circumscription

[ sur-kuh m-skrip-shuh n ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈskrɪp ʃən /

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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.

Origin of circumscription

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circumscrīptiōn- (stem of circumscrīptiō), equivalent to circumscrīpt(us) (past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; see circum-, script) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM circumscription

cir·cum·scrip·tive, adjective cir·cum·scrip·tive·ly, adverb non·cir·cum·scrip·tive, adjective

Words nearby circumscription

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Example sentences from the Web for circumscription

One short distribution and circumscription of historical ages will soon place matters in a more hopeful aspect.

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) |Thomas De Quincey
In educational matters it falls within the circumscription of the acadmie of Toulouse.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 |Various
Every passer-by might note the limit and circumscription dividing the new place from the ancient seat of the lords of the manor.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. |Various
They were sensible that this province admitted not of any exact boundary or circumscription.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. |David Hume

Thus in measure as the Referendum comes into play does the circumscription practicing it become a complete community.

Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum |James W. Sullivan

British Dictionary definitions for circumscription

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

Derived forms of circumscription

circumscriptive, adjective circumscriptively, adverb

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