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Circumscription
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*scrip"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. circumscriptio. See Circumscribe.]
Definition : 1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole.
2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Ray.
3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature. Johnson. I would not my unhoused, free condition Put into circumscription and confine. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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