Meaning of DEMARCATION
| Pronunciation: | | `deemâr'keyshun
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- [n] a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
- [n] the boundary of a specific area
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| | Synonyms: | | contrast, demarcation line, dividing line, limit, line |
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| | See Also: | | bound, boundary, bounds, city limit, city limits, differentiation, distinction, lower limit, point of no return, Rubicon, three-mile limit, upper limit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De`mar*ca"tion\, n. [F. d['e]marcation; pref.
d['e]- (L. de) + marquer to mark, of German origin. See
{Mark}.]
The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit;
separation; distinction.
The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience
ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint,
obscure, and not easily definable. --Burke.
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| | Related Terms: | | alteration, analysis, anatomization, atomization, ban, bar, barring, blockade, bounding, boycott, change, circling-in, circumscribing, circumscription, contradistinction, debarment, debarring, definition, delimitation, desynonymization, determination, differencing, differentiation, discrimination, disequalization, disjunction, distinction, distinctiveness, distinguishment, diversification, division, embargo, encincture, exception, exclusion, hairsplitting, inadmissibility, inclusion-exclusion, individualization, individuation, injunction, lockout, microscopic distinction, modification, narrowing, nice distinction, nonadmission, nuance, omission, particularization, personalization, preclusion, prohibition, rejection, relegation, repudiation, restriction, segregation, separation, severalization, severance, shade of difference, specialization, specification, subtle distinction, taboo, trichoschistism, variation |
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