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PRECINET

\pɹɪsˈɪnɛt], \pɹɪsˈɪnɛt], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_n_ɛ_t]\

Definitions of PRECINET

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1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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Boundary; district.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Space enclosed by walls or other boundaries of a place or building, esp. of place of worship; (pl.) the environs of; boundary. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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