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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Circumscribe \Cir`cum*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Circumscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumscribing}.] [L.
     circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw.
     See {Soribe}.]
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     1. to write or engrave around. [R.]


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              Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole.
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     2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround;
        to bound; to confine; to restrain.
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              To circumscribe royal power.          --Bancroft.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  circumscribed
       adj 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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