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circumscript
[ sur-kuhm-skript ]
/ ˈsɜr kəmˌskrɪpt /
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adjective
Rare. limited or confined.
Obsolete. enclosed or encompassed.
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Origin of circumscript
1640–50; <Latin circumscrīptus, past participle of circumscrībere to circumscribe; see circum-, script
Words nearby circumscript
circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscript, circumscription, circumsolar, circumspect, circumspection, circumspective
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How to use circumscript in a sentence
Of the circumscript it is likewise true, if the circumscript be understood to be a circle.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus