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\pɹˈiːsɪŋkt], \pɹˈiːsɪŋkt], \p_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_ŋ_k_t]\
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The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state.
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A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Limit or boundary of a place: a territorial district or division: limit of jurisdiction or authority.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.