"circumscriptio" meaning in Latin

See circumscriptio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɪr.kũːˈskriːp.ti.oː] [Classical-Latin], [t͡ʃir.kumˈskrip.t͡si.o] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From circumscribō + -tiō. Etymology templates: {{af|la|circumscribō|-tiō}} circumscribō + -tiō Head templates: {{la-noun|circumscrīptiō<3>}} circumscrīptiō f (genitive circumscrīptiōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|circumscrīptiō<3>}} Forms: circumscrīptiō [canonical, feminine], circumscrīptiōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], circumscrīptiō [nominative, singular], circumscrīptiōnēs [nominative, plural], circumscrīptiōnis [genitive, singular], circumscrīptiōnum [genitive, plural], circumscrīptiōnī [dative, singular], circumscrīptiōnibus [dative, plural], circumscrīptiōnem [accusative, singular], circumscrīptiōnēs [accusative, plural], circumscrīptiōne [ablative, singular], circumscrīptiōnibus [ablative, plural], circumscrīptiō [singular, vocative], circumscrīptiōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. circle, circumference Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-circumscriptio-la-noun-7Ev8yPHF
  2. boundary, outline, contour Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-circumscriptio-la-noun-Tzw2mGZ6 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 62 18 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 31 41 28
  3. cheating, fraud Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-circumscriptio-la-noun-HFgFxFKJ Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -tio, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tio: 31 29 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 78
     
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