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demark en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /diːˈmɑɹk/

Etymology

From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- + mark. See mark, march.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To demarcate.
   • The book's three sections: "An Accidental Childhood," "A Feminine Age," and "The Wider Sphere Of Reference" — demark the familial, social and personal landscapes which Strouse carefully maps out. 1981 April 11, David Foushee, “What It Meant To Be Alice James”, in Gay Community News, page 12:

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demarcate · demarcation