circumscriptionn.
英 ,sɜːkəm'skrɪpʃən | 美 ,sɝkəm'skrɪpʃən
中文n. 界限;划界;定义
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circumscription (n.)1530s, from Latin circumscriptionem (nominative circumscriptio) "an encircling; fact of being held to set limits," noun of action from past participle stem of circumscribere (see circumscribe). Figurative sense of "setting limits of meaning" is earliest in English.
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