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scope

UK/skəʊp/ US/skoʊp/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

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 the political orbit of a world power”
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2.

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

  • “you can”
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3.

a magnifier of images of distant objects

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4.

Origin

From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.

Phrases

  • beyond one's scope
  • beyond someone's scope
  • scope in

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