'Demarcation' definitions:
Definition of 'demarcation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The boundary of a specific area [syn: limit, demarcation, demarcation line]
noun
A conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast]
Definition of 'Demarcation'
From: GCIDE
- Demarcation \De`mar*ca"tion\, n. [F. d['e]marcation; pref. d['e]- (L. de) + marquer to mark, of German origin. See Mark.] The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction. [1913 Webster]
- The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'demarcation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alteration,
- analysis,
- anatomization,
- atomization,
- ban,
- bar,
- barring,
- blockade,
- bounding,
- boycott,
- change,
- circling-in,
- circumscribing,
- circumscription,
- contradistinction,
- debarment,
- debarring,
- definition,
- delimitation,
- desynonymization,
- determination,
- differencing,
- differentiation,
- discrimination,
- disequalization,
- disjunction,
- distinction,
- distinctiveness,
- distinguishment,
- diversification,
- division,
- embargo,
- encincture,
- exception,
- exclusion,
- hairsplitting,
- inadmissibility,
- inclusion-exclusion,
- individualization,
- individuation,
- injunction,
- lockout,
- microscopic distinction,
- modification,
- narrowing,
- nice distinction,
- nonadmission,
- nuance,
- omission,
- particularization,
- personalization,
- preclusion,
- prohibition,
- rejection,
- relegation,
- repudiation,
- restriction,
- segregation,
- separation,
- severalization,
- severance,
- shade of difference,
- specialization,
- specification,
- subtle distinction,
- taboo,
- trichoschistism,
- variation