circumscription - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
circumscription (countable and uncountable, plural circumscriptions)
- The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
- Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
- (taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
- ✤ The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.
- An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiō.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
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