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line of demarcation

line of de·mar·ca·tion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyn uhv, ov dee-mahr-key-shuh n]
    • /laɪn ʌv, ɒv ˌdi mɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/
    • /laɪn əv ˌdiː.mɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyn uhv, ov dee-mahr-key-shuh n]
    • /laɪn ʌv, ɒv ˌdi mɑrˈkeɪ ʃən/

Definition of line of demarcation words

  • noun line of demarcation a separation between things deemed to be distinct 0

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Parts of speech for Line of demarcation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

line of demarcation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for line of demarcation

noun line of demarcation

  • perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
  • borderline — The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
  • frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
  • confines — limits; boundaries

Antonyms for line of demarcation

noun line of demarcation

  • inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
  • interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
  • middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
  • minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
  • center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere

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