NOUN | location | demarcation, limit, demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
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cognition | demarcation, line, dividing line, contrast | a conceptual separation or distinction |
Sounds | diy.maarkey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The boundary of a specific area. | |
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Synonyms | limit, demarcation line | |
Narrower | city limit, city limits | The limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
edge | The outside limit of an object or area or surface | |
lower limit | The limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something | |
three-mile limit | The limit of a nation's territorial waters | |
upper limit | The limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something | |
Broader | boundary, bound, bounds | The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something |
Spanish | demarcación, línea de demarcación | |
Catalan | demarcació, línia de demarcació | |
Verbs | demarcate | set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something |
demarcate | separate clearly, as if by boundaries |
Meaning | A conceptual separation or distinction. | |
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Synonyms | line, dividing line, contrast | |
Narrower | Rubicon, point of no return | A line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment |
Broader | differentiation, distinction | A discrimination between things as different and distinct / distinct |
Spanish | contraste, demarcación, línea divisoria, línea | |
Catalan | línia divisòria | |
Verbs | demarcate | separate clearly, as if by boundaries |
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