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Word of the Day - circumscribe

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circumscribe

verb
cir·cum·scribe ˈsər-kəm-ˌskrīb
circumscribed; circumscribing; circumscribes
transitive verb
1a to constrict (see constrict sense 1) the range or activity of definitely and clearly
1b to define or mark off carefully
2a to draw a line around
2b to surround by or as if by a boundary
3 to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible

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When you read and then you decide,
For meaning, context can be relied.
This time it's unlike that.
(I do not mean to be a brat.)
Today's word must be described.
"Surrounded by line" is circumscribed.

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