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• pre·cinct — /ˈpriːˌsıŋkt/ noun, pl cincts [count] 1 US : any one of the sections that a town or city is divided into when people vote in an election an electoral precinct 2 US 2 a : any one of the sections that a city is divided into for organizing the city… …   Useful english dictionary

• cinct — cinct; dis·cinct; pre·cinct; suc·cinct; suc·cinct·ly; suc·cinct·ness; …   English syllables

• pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… …   English syllables

• precinct — pre·cinct …   English syllables

• precinct — pre•cinct [[t]ˈpri sɪŋkt[/t]] n. 1) gov a district, as of a city, marked out for administrative purposes or for police protection 2) cvb gov Also called pre′cinct house . the police station in such a district 3) gov one of a fixed number of… …   From formal English to slang

• precinct — pre|cinct [ˈpri:sıŋkt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: praecinctum, from Latin praecingere to put a belt around ] 1.) shopping/pedestrian precinct BrE an area of a town where people can walk and shop, and where cars are not allowed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• precinct — pre|cinct [ pri,sıŋkt ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a district in a town or city, usually organized for voting, police, or government purposes: the tenth electoral precinct 2. ) AMERICAN the police station that is in charge of a particular district… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Precinct — Pre cinct (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre }, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• precinct — pre‧cinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] noun [countable] 1. an area of a city with many different shops, where cars are not allowed: • The hotel is within five minutes of the main shopping precinct. 2. an area in a city with its own local government, police force …   Financial and business terms

• ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables