figurative. The laying down of the limits of meaning; definition, description. In quot. 1553 perhaps ‘a compendious statement’ (Latin circumscriptio…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [noun] > act of defining (3) circumscription1531 figurative. The laying down of the limits of meaning; definition, description. In quot. 1553 perhaps ‘a compendious statement’ (Latin circumscriptio… definition1645 Logic, etc. The action of defining, or stating exactly what a thing is, or what a word means. diorism1664 The act of defining; distinction, definition: by H. More used apparently as = distinctive sense or application. |
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