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adj. - Showing or determining a boundary; Subject to limits or subjected to limits.

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  • It is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science
  • Verb (used with object), : to circumscribe a city on a map. ,Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations. ,to circumscribe the area...
  • England, are from Mr. William Lee and you will be so good as to forward them, with his name circumscribed and inclosed to Messieurs Frederic Goutard and Fils, Banquiers a
  • Lake called the FCC's role in retrans disputes "circumscribed" -- FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the FCC did not plan to step in if Sinclair pulls its signals Jan....
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