demarcation

de·mar·ca·tion also de·mar·ka·tion  (dmär-kshn)

n.

1. The setting or marking of boundaries or limits.

2. A separation; a distinction: a line of demarcation between two rock strata.

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[Spanish demarcación, from demarcar, to mark boundaries : de-, off (from Latin d-; see de-) + marcar, to mark (from Italian marcare, from Old Italian, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots).]

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demarcation

Noun

the act of establishing limits or boundaries, esp. between the work performed by members of different trade unions [Spanish demarcar to appoint the boundaries of]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demarcation - the boundary of a specific area       demarcation line, limit edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something city limit, city limits - the limits of the area occupied by a city or town upper limit - the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something lower limit - the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something three-mile limit - the limit of a nation's territorial waters
	2.	demarcation - a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" dividing line, contrast, line differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" point of no return, Rubicon - a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment

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demarcation

noun 1. limit, bound, margin, boundary, confine, enclosure, pale

noun 2. delimitation, division, distinction, separation, differentiation

Translations

demarcation [diːmɑːˈkeɪʃən] n → demarcación f

demarcation [diːmɑːˈkeɪʃən] n → démarcation f

demarcation [diːmɑːˈkeɪʃən] n (of area, tasks) → Abgrenzung f

demarcation [diːmɑːˈkeɪʃən] n → demarcazione f