CIRCUMSCRIPTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does circumscription mean? • CIRCUMSCRIPTION (noun)
The noun CIRCUMSCRIPTION has 1 sense:
1. the act of circumscribing
Familiarity information: CIRCUMSCRIPTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CIRCUMSCRIPTION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of circumscribing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("circumscription" is a kind of...):
restriction (the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary))
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