Is “Circumscription” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Circumscription

noun
  1. 1.The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.

  2. 2.Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.

  3. 3.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.