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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable. --Burke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: demarcation n 1: the boundary of a specific area [syn: {limit}, {demarcation line}] 2: a conceptual separation or demarcation: "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {line}, {dividing line}, {contrast}]
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