demarcation
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de·mar·ca·tion
also de·mar·ka·tion (dē′mär-kā′shən)n.
1. The setting or marking of boundaries or limits.
2. A separation; a distinction: a line of demarcation between two rock strata.
[Spanish demarcación, from demarcar, to mark boundaries : de-, off (from Latin dē-; 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
(ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən) ordemarkation
n
1. the act of establishing limits or boundaries
2. a limit or boundary
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms)
a. a strict separation of the kinds of work performed by members of different trade unions
b. (as modifier): demarcation dispute.
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) separation or distinction (often in the phrase line of demarcation)
[C18: Latinized version of Spanish demarcación, from demarcar to appoint the boundaries of, from marcar to mark, from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; see mark1]
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de•mar•ca•tion
or de•mar•ka•tion
(ˌdi mɑrˈkeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
2. separation by distinct boundaries: line of demarcation.
[1720–30; Sp demarcación, derivative of demarcar to mark out the bounds of < Italian marcare]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" 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" 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 The demarcation of the border between the two countries.
2. delimitation, division, distinction, separation, differentiation The demarcation of duties became more blurred.
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Translations
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demarkaatiodemarkaatiolinjarajarajalinjarajanveto
demarcation
[ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən]A. N → demarcación f
B. CPD demarcation dispute N → conflicto m de competencias laborales
demarcation line N → línea f de demarcación
demarcation line N → línea f de demarcación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
demarcation
n → Abgrenzung f, → Demarkation f; demarcation line → Demarkationslinie f; demarcation dispute → Streit m → um den Zuständigkeitsbereich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
demarcation
[ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → demarcazione fdemarcation dispute → controversia settoriale or di categoria
demarcation line → linea di demarcazione
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