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demarcation — de‧mar‧ca‧tion [ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʆn ǁ ɑːr ] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when different jobs are given to workers belonging to different trade unions: demarcation between • The company is trying to break down the lines of demarcation between… … Financial and business terms
demarcation — n. a demarcation between (lines of demarcation between the two zones) * * * [ˌdiːmɑː keɪʃ(ə)n] a demarcation between (lines of demarcation between the two zones) … Combinatory dictionary
demarcation — de|mar|ca|tion [ˌdi:ma:ˈkeıʃən US a:r ] n [U] formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Spanish; Origin: demarcación, from marcar to mark ] 1.) the point at which one area of work, responsibility etc ends and another begins demarcation between ▪ traditional… … Dictionary of contemporary English
demarcation — c.1752, from Sp. linea de demarcacion or Port. linha de demarcaçao, name of the line laid down by Pope Alexander VI, May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Applied from … Etymology dictionary
Demarcation problem — The demarcation problem (or boundary problem[1]) in the philosophy of science is about how and where to draw the lines around science. The boundaries are commonly drawn between science and non science, between science and pseudoscience, between… … Wikipedia
Demarcation line — A demarcation line means simply a boundary around a specific area, but is commonly used to denote a temporary geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire. See the following examples: The Blue Line is a border… … Wikipedia
Military Demarcation Line — Hangul 군사분계선 / 휴전선 Hanja 軍事分界線 / 休戰線 Revised Romanization … Wikipedia
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