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noun
1.
the act or process of delineating.
2.
a chart or diagram; sketch; rough draft.
3.
a description.
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Delineation
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Example Sentences
- Knowledge, it held, went hand in hand with nomenclature and delineation.
- Sketches and studies are usually considered rough outlines or the vague delineation of some bigger work without the detail.
- Apple used to have a clear delineation between their professional and consumer product lines.
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Word Origin & History
delineation
1560s, from L. delineationem, noun of action from delineare (see delineate).
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