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DEMARCATION

\dɪmɑːkˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪmɑːkˈe‍ɪʃən], \d_ɪ_m_ɑː_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of DEMARCATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the boundary of a specific area

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the boundary of a specific area

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of defining, or marking, the bounds of; a line of separation.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A setting of limits, determining a boundary.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The fixing of boundaries; limitation; limit fixed. demarkation.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The fixing or defining of a boundary line; the boundary or dividing line so fixed or defined.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A line of separation or division.
The act of setting a line of division.
The line of separation between the healthy and the gangrenous tissue.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [French] Act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit;â€”a limit or bound ascertained and fixed.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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