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Meaning of DELIMITATION

Pronunciation:  '-teyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a line that indicates a boundary
 
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 Synonyms: border, borderline, boundary line
 
 See Also: bound, boundary, bounds, fence line, property line, state boundary, state line

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*lim`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. delimitatio: cf. F.
d['e]limitation.]
The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries;
limitation. --Gladstone.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bounding, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, ceiling, circling-in, circumscribing, circumscription, compass, confine, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, definition, demarcation, determinant, determination, division line, encincture, end, extremity, finish, floor, frontier, hedge, high-water mark, inclusion-exclusion, interface, limen, limit, limitation, limiting factor, line, line of demarcation, lower limit, low-water mark, march, mark, mete, specification, start, starting line, starting point, target date, term, terminal date, terminus, threshold, time allotment, upper limit
 

 

 

 

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