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praecircinare

praecircinare [CL prae-+circinare] , to trace a circle around beforehand or in advance, ‘pre-encircle’ (in quot. in fig. context). b (transf.) to sketch out (a plan or scheme) in advance. circinus interior mentis precircinet omne / materie spatium Vinsauf PN 55.  b premunita sunt ‥ contra eum castella ‥ . interim magnates regni ‥ totum regnum occupabunt. sic enim prelocutum fuerat et ~atum M. Par. Abbr. 249.

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