demarcation
noun/ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌdiːmɑːrˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- a line or limit that separates two things, such as types of work, groups of people or areas of land
- social demarcations
- demarcation between A and B It was hard to draw clear lines of demarcation between work and leisure.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Spanish demarcación, from demarcar ‘mark the bounds of’, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to mark. Originally used in the phrase line of demarcation (Spanish línea de demarcación, Portuguese linha de demarcação), the word denoted a line dividing the New World between the Spanish and Portuguese, laid down by the Pope in 1493.Want to learn more?
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