Figurative. the demarcation of a country's authority.
the demarcation of infancy from childhood. The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin (Edmund Burke).
Also, demarkation.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|mar|ka|tion — «DEE mahr KAY shuhn», noun. = demarcation. (Cf. ↑demarcation) … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
mar — al·me·mar; an·thra·co·mar·ti; ar·mar·i·um; bo·mar·ea; cal·a·mar·i·a·ce·ae; car·mar·then·shire; col·mar; co·mar·ca; com·pri·mar·io; con·val·la·mar·in; cu·cu·mar·ia; dam·mar; dec·u·mar·ia; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor;… … English syllables
mar´i|na´tion — mar|i|nate «MAR uh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –v.t. 1. to soak (food) in brine or marinade. 2. to soak in oil and vinegar. 3. Figurative: »Our faculty have to learn to write English, a rare skill among people who ha … Useful english dictionary
mar´gin|al|i|za´tion — mar|gin|al|ize «MAHR juh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make marginal; leave on the fringes of society: »... towering economic and social problems which effectively leave half the populations marginalized (Richard Wigg).… … Useful english dictionary
mar´gin|a´tion — mar|gin|ate «MAHR juh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to provide with a margin; border. –adj. having a margin. ╂[< Latin margināre (with English ate1) furnish with a margin < margō, marginis margin] … Useful english dictionary
mar|tyr|i|za|tion — «MAHR tuhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the action of martyrizing. 2. the state of being martyrized … Useful english dictionary
mar|i|nate — «MAR uh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –v.t. 1. to soak (food) in brine or marinade. 2. to soak in oil and vinegar. 3. Figurative: »Our faculty have to learn to write English, a rare skill among people who ha … Useful english dictionary
mar|gin|al|ize — «MAHR juh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make marginal; leave on the fringes of society: »... towering economic and social problems which effectively leave half the populations marginalized (Richard Wigg). –mar´gin|al|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mar|gin|ate — «MAHR juh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. to provide with a margin; border. –adj. having a margin. ╂[< Latin margināre (with English ate1) furnish with a margin < margō, marginis margin] … Useful english dictionary
