Antonyms for circumscription

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sur-kuh m-skrip-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɜr kəmˈskrɪp ʃən

Definition of circumscription

Origin : 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.

noun restriction

Example sentences :

Every passer-by might note the limit and circumscription dividing the new place from the ancient seat of the lords of the manor.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. » by Various

It would not do to allege our human inability to conceive, or in imagination to draw, such a circumscription.
Extract from : « The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II » by Thomas De Quincey

He was meditating rather sadly upon the circumscription of human fame.
Extract from : « The Passionate Elopement » by Compton Mackenzie

They were sensible that this province admitted not of any exact boundary or circumscription.
Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. » by David Hume

One short distribution and circumscription of historical ages will soon place matters in a more hopeful aspect.
Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey

Thus in measure as the Referendum comes into play does the circumscription practicing it become a complete community.
Extract from : « Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum » by James W. Sullivan

In educational matters it falls within the circumscription of the acadmie of Toulouse.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 » by Various

Synonyms for circumscription

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