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单词 circumscription
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cir•cum•scrip•tion  (sûr′kəm skrip′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act or instance of circumscribing.
  2. circumscribed state;
    limitation.
  3. anything that circumscribes, surrounds, or encloses;
    boundary.
  4. periphery;
    outline.
  5. a circumscribed area.
  6. a circular inscription on a coin, seal, etc.
  7. limitation of a meaning;
    definition.
  • Latin circumscrīptiōn- (stem of circumscrīptiō), equivalent. to circumscrīpt(us) (past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; see circum-, script) + -iōn- -ion
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
cir′cum•scrip′tive, adj. 
cir′cum•scrip′tive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
circumscription /ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃən/ n
  1. the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed
  2. something that limits or encloses
  3. a circumscribed space
  4. an inscription around a coin or medal
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