demarcation
or de·mar·ka·tion
the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
separation by distinct boundaries: line of demarcation.
Origin of demarcation
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How to use demarcation in a sentence
Sharp demarcations are in this instance even less possible than in the case of the earlier stages of human development.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtAlas, have we not enough with all the limits, demarcations, laws and judgments that are perhaps necessary to the world at large?
The Choice of Life | Georgette LeblancFor Taylor had been right in saying the old sharp demarcations between government departments were being erased.
The Messenger | Elizabeth RobinsIf Browning multiplies and deepens the demarcations among material things, he gives his souls a rare faculty of transcending them.
Robert Browning | C. H. HerfordThe demarcations of family, of territory, or of class, prevent the proper fusion of parts into the whole.
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British Dictionary definitions for demarcation
demarkation
/ (ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən) /
the act of establishing limits or boundaries
a limit or boundary
a strict separation of the kinds of work performed by members of different trade unions
(as modifier): demarcation dispute
separation or distinction (often in the phrase line of demarcation)
Origin of demarcation
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