circunscribir

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumscrībere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkunskɾiˈbiɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾkunskɾiˈbiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cir‧cuns‧cri‧bir

Verb

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

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

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