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Synonyms for circumscription

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sur-kuh m-skrip-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɜr kəmˈskrɪp ʃən

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Définition of circumscription

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin circumscriptionem (nominative circumscriptio) "an encircling; fact of being held to set limits," noun of action from past participle stem of circumscribere (see circumscribe). Figurative sense of "setting limits of meaning" is earliest in English.
  • noun restriction
Example sentences :
  • Every passer-by might note the limit and circumscription dividing the new place from the ancient seat of the lords of the manor.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. » by Various
  • It would not do to allege our human inability to conceive, or in imagination to draw, such a circumscription.
  • Extract from : « The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II » by Thomas De Quincey
  • He was meditating rather sadly upon the circumscription of human fame.
  • Extract from : « The Passionate Elopement » by Compton Mackenzie
  • They were sensible that this province admitted not of any exact boundary or circumscription.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. » by David Hume
  • One short distribution and circumscription of historical ages will soon place matters in a more hopeful aspect.
  • Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey
  • Thus in measure as the Referendum comes into play does the circumscription practicing it become a complete community.
  • Extract from : « Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum » by James W. Sullivan
  • In educational matters it falls within the circumscription of the acadmie of Toulouse.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 » by Various

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