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circumscript

[ sur-kuhm-skript ]
/ ˈsɜr kəmˌskrɪpt /

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

circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscribed, circumscribed myxedema, circumscribed scleroderma, circumscript, circumscription, circumsolar, circumspect, circumspection, circumspective
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Example sentences from the Web for circumscript

  • Of the circumscript it is likewise true, if the circumscript be understood to be a circle.

    The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus