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navigational instrument for finding directions drafting instrument used for drawing circles the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass" travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth" an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in t get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" |
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