circumscription en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɝ.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin circumscribō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumscrīptiōbor. English circumscription Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiō.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
- (countable, uncountable) Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumscriptions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
incircumscription · circumscriptional · recircumscription
Relateds
Translations (15)
gl circunscrición (anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area) · fi ympyröinti (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · es circunscripción (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · gl circunscrición (taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon) · it circoscrizione (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · et piiramine (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · it circoscrizione (anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area) · gl circunscrición (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · fi rajaus (taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon) · pt circunscrição (anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area) · pt circunscrição (taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon) · it circoscrizione (taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon) · af omskrywing (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · pt circunscrição (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed) · fi ympyröinti (anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area)