Associations to the word «Circumscription»
Wiktionary
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. (taxonomy) the definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Dictionary definition
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun. The act of circumscribing.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.