demarcation
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- noun
- /ˌdiːmɑːrˈkeɪʃən/
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demarcación
- The new fence serves as a clear demarcation between the two properties.
- demarcation line
- clear demarcation
- demarcation of the boundary
I think that there are two points of demarcation that are worth noting.
- I think that there are two points of demarcation that are worth noting.
- So that there's not this line of demarcation, I'm just going to blend the edges.
- And it was very clear, there was a very clear demarcation between food and non food.
- But it turns out that this wall of stones is also a demarcation point for something else.
- OK, so there is no demarcation line, it fades until it blends with the with the interplanetary medium.
- And then again, all over inner corner, right the way up to the brow, and then blend the edges out so that there's no line of demarcation.
- And I know there's probably not a super clear demarcation down the middle, but geographically where are we placing those groups?
- And this begins, of course, with Karl Popper's demarcation problem and whether the criterion of falsifiability.
- Otherwise there's going to be a line of demarcation when you've blended it.
- There's the demarcation of poding districts has changed.
- And, and it's been very clear, these demarcation now perhaps are clear since the Civil War, I don't know, between the north-south split.
Examples
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It's the demarcation line between two tectonic plates that are constantly moving.
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That is the fundamental line of demarcation that needs to be addressed.
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But with this vote, a demarcation will be established.
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And it was very clear, there was a very clear demarcation between food and non food.
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I think that there are two points of demarcation that are worth noting.
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But it turns out that this wall of stones is also a demarcation point for something else.
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The lines of demarcation are getting fuzzy.
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The grid lines on the graph give the demarcation between grades I through V, respectively.
Academic text (1995) -
As with many border towns in the United States, Frontera's limits of demarcation seem arbitrary in nature.
Academic text (1998) -
Ever since that incident, a clear line of demarcation has separated the Reeds from the rest of the shore.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
A row of words on a page, for example in an ad
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1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
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1.4
The edge or border of an area beyond which you cannot go
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3.5
A difference that shows how two things or people are not the same
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3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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5.8
The act of noticing or showing differences between things
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4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
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3.7
A line that shows the edge of a piece of land and separates it from a neighbor's
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4.1
A clear border between two ideas, groups, or situations
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A drawing that shows the outlines or shapes of things
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5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
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3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
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A line or limit that shows where one area ends and another begins
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Etymology
The word demarcation comes from the part de- meaning 'off' and the familiar word mark meaning 'a sign' or 'line'. So to demarcate is to 'mark off' an area, and a demarcation is the clear line or border between two things.