demarcation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌdimɑrˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the marking or setting of boundaries or limits

A river served as the natural demarcation between the two states.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the marking or setting of... boundarydelimitationdivision separation distinction border limit

Opposites

merger union overlap

Word family

Related forms demarcate mark march

Etymology

From Spanish demarcacion, from demarcar ('to mark out the bounds'), from de- + marcar ('to mark'), of Germanic origin (compare mark). The term spread via the 1493 Line of Demarcation.

demarcar Spanish *markō Proto-Germanic

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# demarcation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdimɑrˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the marking or setting of boundaries or limits

## Examples
- A river served as the natural demarcation between the two states.

## Synonyms
- boundary
- delimitation
- division
- separation
- distinction
- border
- limit

## Antonyms
- merger
- union
- overlap

## Related Forms
- demarcate
- mark
- march

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: demarcar
- Root: *markō

## Etymology
From Spanish demarcacion, from demarcar ('to mark out the bounds'), from de- + marcar ('to mark'), of Germanic origin (compare mark). The term spread via the 1493 Line of Demarcation.

## AI Etymology
Demarcation comes from Spanish demarcacion, from demarcar ('to mark out the bounds'), from de- + marcar ('to mark'), of Germanic origin (compare mark). The term spread via the 1493 Line of Demarcation. The etymological trail includes Spanish demarcar and Proto-Germanic *markō. As a noun, demarcation names the marking or setting of boundaries or limits. The same family is visible in related forms such as demarcate, mark, and march. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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