circumscription

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Etymology

Latin circumscrīptiō.

Noun

circumscription ‎(plural circumscriptions)

1. the act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed
2. anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
3. (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.

4. An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.

Translations

act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed

• Finnish: ympyröinti (fi)

• Italian: circoscrizione (it) f

anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area

• Finnish: ympyröinti (fi)

• Italian: circoscrizione (it) f

taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon

• Finnish: rajaus (fi)

• Italian: circoscrizione (it) f

electoral district — see electoral district