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Synonyms for demarcation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dee-mahr-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdi mɑrˈkeɪ ʃən

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Définition of demarcation

Origin :
  • c.1752, from Spanish linea de demarcacion or Portuguese linha de demarcaçao, name of the line laid down by Pope Alexander VI, May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Applied from 1801 to other lines dividing regions. From Spanish de- (see de-) + marcar "to mark the boundaries of," from a Germanic source (see mark (n.1)).
  • noun boundary, division
Example sentences :
  • No very definite line of demarcation, however, can be drawn.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • The line of demarcation was not, and perhaps could not be, drawn with precision.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • Yes, sir; there is a line of demarcation set up in the Constitution.
  • Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents
  • I went in to try to get the line of demarcation between an inventor and a composer.
  • Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents
  • In England there were no such recognizable lines of demarcation.
  • Extract from : « Lady Lilith » by Stephen McKenna
  • This range is a line of demarcation in ethnology as well as politics.
  • Extract from : « The Natural History of the Varieties of Man » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • The line of demarcation so well established would be broken.
  • Extract from : « Louis Pasteur » by Ren Vallery-Radot
  • The world does not draw lines of demarcation where women are concerned.
  • Extract from : « The Eddy » by Clarence L. Cullen
  • There is no line of demarcation between the noumenal and phenomenal.
  • Extract from : « The Metaphysic of Christianity and Buddhism » by Dawsonne M. Strong
  • When I had finished, he offered quietly to accompany us to the line of demarcation.
  • Extract from : « The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales » by Bret Harte

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