circumscription
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Etymology
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Latin circumscribō
English circumscription
Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]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.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed
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anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
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taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon
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electoral district — see electoral district
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