"circumscribed" meaning in All languages combined

See circumscribed on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-circumscribed.wav Forms: more circumscribed [comparative], most circumscribed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} circumscribed (comparative more circumscribed, superlative most circumscribed)
  1. Limited narrowly; restricted. Derived forms: circumscribed circle, noncircumscribed, uncircumscribed
    Sense id: en-circumscribed-en-adj-2vYSPAV5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-circumscribed.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} circumscribed
  1. simple past and past participle of circumscribe Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: circumscribe
    Sense id: en-circumscribed-en-verb-nIDYIPNR
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