circumscription
Meanings
Plural: circumscriptions
Noun
- the act of circumscribing
- The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
- Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
- The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
- An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin circumscrīptiō.
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