demarcation
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing…The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
» My strife for learning archaic words has no demarcation.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
демарка́цияdemarkácija, размежева́ниеrazmeževánije, разграниче́ниеrazgraničénije
(countable, uncountable)A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
разграниче́ниеrazgraničénije, разделе́ниеrazdelénije
(countable, uncountable)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.
Abgrenzung
разграниче́ниеrazgraničénije
a conceptual separation or distinction
Examples
3 sentencesMy strife for learning archaic words has no demarcation.
They have not been able to make progress on the demarcation of the disputed border.
The International Date Line serves as the "line of demarcation" between two consecutive calendar dates.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
First recorded c.1752, from Spanish línea de demarcación and/or Portuguese linha de demarcFirst recorded c.1752, from Spanish línea de demarcación and/or Portuguese linha de demarcação, 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 same Germanic root as march.
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Forms
plural: demarcationsSynonyms
5 synonyms- the boundary of a specific area:limitdemarcation line
- a conceptual separation or distinction:linedividing linecontrast
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable