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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•scrip•tion (sûr′kəm skrip′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- 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. |