CIRCUMSCRIPTION


Meaning of CIRCUMSCRIPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsər-k ə m-ˈskrip-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin circumscription-, circumscriptio, from circumscribere

Date: 1531

1. : the act of circumscribing : the state of being circumscribed: as

a. : definition , delimitation

the circumscription of her duties

b. : limitation

2. : something that circumscribes: as

a. : limit , boundary

b. : restriction

a circumscription of his power to act

3. : a circumscribed area or district

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.