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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Circumscribe \Cir'cum*scribe"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Circumscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumscribing}.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See {Soribe}.]
1. to write or engrave around. [R.]
Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole.
2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
To circumscribe royal power. --Bancroft.
3. (Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See {Inscribe}, 5.
Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
circumscribed
adjective
1: subject to limits or subjected to limits [syn: {limited}]
2: showing or determining a boundary; "it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science" [syn: {delimited}]
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