Definitions
a conceptual separation or distinction
Word origin
First recorded c.1752, from Spanish línea de demarcación and/or Portuguese linha de demarcação, the demarcation line laid down by the Pope on May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Both derive from demarcar, from de- + marcar (“to mark”), from Italian marcare, from the same Germanic root as march.
Used in a sentence
“There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.”
“In the sea there is no demarcation between the hunter and the hunted, as there is on the African plains.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Boundary line”11 letters
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