demarcation

CEFRB2

/ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A clear boundary or separation between things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.

Examples

  • My strife for learning archaic words has no demarcation.

  • The International Date Line serves as the "line of demarcation" between two consecutive calendar dates.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˌdiː.maːˈkæɪ.ʃən/
  • /ˌdiː.mɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any strictly defined separation.

  2. The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.

More examples

In context

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

  • In the sea there is no demarcation between the hunter and the hunted, as there is on the African plains.

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Origin

noun

First 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.