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  1. 1. n. An inscription written around anything. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the act of circumscribing Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole. 2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Ray. 3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature. Johnson. I would not my unhoused, free condition Put into circumscription and confine. Shak. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. the act of circumscribing Source: ecdict

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