circumscription

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

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