demarcation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: demarcation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demarcation n the boundary of a specific area [syn: limit, demarcation, demarcation line] a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" Synonym(s): line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demarcation \De`mar*ca"tion\, n. [F. d[82]marcation; pref. d[82]- (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.