circumscription
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cir·cum·scrip·tion
(sûr′kəm-skrĭp′shən)n.
1. The act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed.
2. Something, such as a limit or restriction, that circumscribes.
3. A circumscribed space or area.
4. A circular inscription, as on a medallion.
[Latin circumscrīptiō, circumscrīptiōn-, from circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere, to circumscribe; see circumscribe.]
cir′cum·scrip′tive adj.
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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
ˌcircumˈscriptive adj
ˌcircumˈscriptively adv
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cir•cum•scrip•tion
(ˌsɜr kəmˈskrɪp ʃən)n.
1. an act of circumscribing.
2. circumscribed state; limitation.
3. anything that surrounds or encloses; boundary.
4. periphery; outline.
5. a circumscribed area.
6. a circular inscription on a coin, seal, etc.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
cir`cum•scrip′tive, adj.
cir`cum•scrip′tive•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | circumscription - the act of circumscribing restriction, confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area" |
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circumscription
noun1. The act of limiting or condition of being limited:
2. Something that limits or restricts:
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circumscription
n
(= restriction) → Eingrenzung f
(on coin) → Umschrift f
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