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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsɜː.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɝ.kəmˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumscription.wav [Southern-England] Forms: circumscriptions [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:circumscrīptiō|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hawk", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίρκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "cut", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kreybʰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kréybʰeti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*skreiβō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "scrībō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circumscribō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circumscrīptiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "circumscription", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="circumscription"> Borrowed from Latin circumscrīptiō. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} circumscription (countable and uncountable, plural circumscriptions)
  1. The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed): omskrywing (Afrikaans), piiramine (Estonian), ympyröinti (Finnish), circunscrición [feminine] (Galician), circoscrizione [feminine] (Italian), circunscrição [feminine] (Portuguese), circunscripción (Spanish)
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  2. Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area): ympyröinti (Finnish), circunscrición [feminine] (Galician), circoscrizione [feminine] (Italian), circunscrição [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-circumscription-en-noun-mkhvRTXX Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 14 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 38 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 15 32 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 14 33 28 Disambiguation of 'anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area': 4 91 3 2
  3. (taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon): rajaus (Finnish), circunscrición [feminine] (Galician), circoscrizione [feminine] (Italian), circunscrição [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-circumscription-en-noun-~JhOJi1c Categories (other): Taxonomy, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 14 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 38 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 15 33 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 15 32 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 9 38 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 14 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 28 12 37 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 27 16 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 27 16 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 16 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 25 15 33 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 16 37 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 14 33 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 12 37 23 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'taxonomy: definition of what belongs in a taxon': 6 3 79 11
  4. An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries. Tags: countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circumscriptional, incircumscription, recircumscription Related terms: circumscribe

Inflected forms

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