Definition of CIRCUMSCRIPTION

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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