different between demarcation vs delimitation
demarcation
English
Alternative forms
- demarkation
Etymology
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 Germanic root of march.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?m???ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
demarcation (countable and uncountable, plural demarcations)
- The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
- A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
- Any strictly defined separation.
- There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.
Derived terms
- demarcate (back-formation)
- demarcated
Related terms
- demarc
- demarcation line
- demark
- marcation
Translations
Further reading
- demarcation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- demarcation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Tremadocian
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delimitation
English
Etymology
From French délimitation.
Noun
delimitation (countable and uncountable, plural delimitations)
- The act of delimiting something.
- A limit or boundary.
Translations
Anagrams
- time dilation
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