- (n.) The act of limiting or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit.
- (n.) The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery.
- (n.) An inscription written around anything.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). circumscription. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/circumscription/definitions/1987665 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "circumscription" http://smartdefine.org/circumscription/definitions/1987665 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "circumscription" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/circumscription/definitions/1987665> |