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circumscription

UK/,sɜːkəm'skrɪpʃən/US/.sә:kәm'skripʃәn/
C2

Definitions

n.

The act of limiting or drawing boundaries.

限制;界定

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
circum-around
+
scriptwrite, scratch
+
-ionact, process, state
=circumscription

Circumscription is the boundary-drawing or limiting act behind circumscribe.

Root script still carries 46 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The policy drew a strict circumscription around private use.

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