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circunscribir

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin circumscrībere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkunskɾiˈbiɾ/ [θiɾ.kũns.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾkunskɾiˈbiɾ/ [siɾ.kũns.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cir‧cuns‧cri‧bir

Verb

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circunscribir (first-person singular present circunscribo, first-person singular preterite circunscribí, past participle circunscrito or (Argentina and Uruguay) circunscripto)

  1. (transitive) to circumscribe

Usage notes

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  • The past participle form circunscripto is used in Argentina and Uruguay.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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