Circumscription

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.

2.NounAnything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.

3.NounThe 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.NounAn electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.

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