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Monday, December 19, 2005

Word for the Week: circumscribe

circumscribe • \SER-kum-skrybe\ verb 1 a : to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly b : to define or mark off carefully 2 a : to draw a line around *b : to surround by or as if by a boundary
Example sentence:Horses grazed in a paddock circumscribed by a lovely white picket fence.

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