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demarcation definition

de·mar·ca·tion (dē′mär kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of setting and marking limits or boundaries
  2. a limit or boundary
  3. a separation or distinction

Etymology: Sp demarcación (in línea de demarcación, 1493) < de- (L de), from + marcar, to mark boundaries < Gmc *marka, a boundary, mark

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