Circumscription

Definitions

1. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
   countable, uncountable
2. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
   countable, uncountable
3. The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
   countable, uncountable
4. An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The circumscription in the APG system of the family Malvaceae includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.”

CEFR level