Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Circumscription
circumscription, n. [L. circumscrīptiōn-em < circumscrībere, draw a line around, encompass, confine.] (webplay: limits).
Boundary; delimitation; restraint; restriction; well-defined border; [fig.] composition; poetry; record-keeping; act of writing about things.
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