As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
circumscription
(noun) the act of circumscribing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
circumscription (countable and uncountable, plural circumscriptions)
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. circumscriptio. See Circumscribe.]
1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] Ashmole.
2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body; outline; periphery. Ray.
3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit. The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature. Johnson. I would not my unhoused, free condition Put into circumscription and confine. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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