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pre·cinct (prē′siŋkt)
noun
- an enclosure between buildings, walls, etc.
- Brit. the grounds immediately surrounding a religious house or church
- environs; a neighborhood
- ☆
- a division of a city, as for police administration
- a subdivision of a ward, as for voting purposes
- Brit. an area in a town closed to motor traffic, as for shopping
- any limited area, as of thought
- a boundary
Etymology: ME precincte < ML praecinctum < L praecinctus, pp. of praecingere, to encompass < prae-, before (see pre-) + cingere, to surround, gird (see cinch)
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