CIRCUMSCRIPTION
\sˌɜːkəmskɹˈɪpʃən], \sˌɜːkəmskɹˈɪpʃən], \s_ˌɜː_k_ə_m_s_k_ɹ_ˈɪ_p_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CIRCUMSCRIPTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery.
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The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit.
By Oddity Software
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The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery.
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The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit.
By Noah Webster.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; —limitation by conditions, restraints, &c.; bound confinement; limit.
By Thomas Sheridan
