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Demarcation

/dˌimɑˈrkeɪʃən/
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(noun) The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.

The International Date Line serves as the "line of demarcation" between two consecutive calendar dates.
My strife for learning archaic words has no demarcation.
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