Demarcation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The setting or marking of boundaries or limits.
  • n. A separation; a distinction: a line of demarcation between two rock strata.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
  • n. A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
  • n. Any strictly defined separation
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of marking off limits or boundaries; determination by survey of the line of separation between adjoining lands or territories; delimitation: as, the demarcation of the frontiers.
  • n. In general, the act of determining the relative limits or extent of anything; separation; discrimination.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a conceptual separation or distinction
  • n. the boundary of a specific area
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