circumscribed

Adjective
Synonyms: limited

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. subject to limits or subjected to limitsSynonyms: limited
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Circumscribe \Cir`cum*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumscribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumscribing.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.] [1913 Webster]

1.to write or engrave around. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph.— Ashmole.[1913 Webster]

2.To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain. [1913 Webster]

To circumscribe royal power.— Bancroft.[1913 Webster]

3.(Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.

Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain; environ; encircle; inclose; encompass. [1913 Webster]

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