demarcation

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The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire
A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line
Any strictly defined separation

There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.

{n} a boundary or divisional line afcertained
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit; a limit; the strict separation of the type of work done by members of different trade unions
{i} delimitation, marking off the boundaries of, setting of borders
the boundary of a specific area
Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things. Talks were continuing about the demarcation of the border between the two countries
The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction
a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
Demarcation Point
meeting point for communications devices of two separate entities (ex: junction where home telephone equipment connects to the wires of the telephone company)
demarcation line
The point at which the local operating company's responsibility for the local loop ends Beyond the demarcation point (also known as the network interface), the customer is responsible for installing and maintaining all equipment and wiring
demarcation line
the boundary of a specific area
demarcations
plural of demarcation
line of demarcation
line dividing the territories of different proprietors
demarcation

    Hyphenation

    de·mar·ca·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    dimärkeyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌdēmärˈkāsʜən/ /ˌdiːmɑːrˈkeɪʃən/

    Etymology

    () First recorded c.1752, from Spanish linea de demarcacion and/or Portuguese linha de demarcaçao, the demarcation line laid down by the Pope on May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Both derive from demarcar, from de- + marcar (“to mark”), from Italian marcare, from the Germanic root of march.
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