demarcation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the boundary of a specific area
Types & categories
- boundary hypernym
- edge hyponym
- city limit hyponym
- upper limit hyponym
- lower limit hyponym
- three-mile limit hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a conceptual separation or distinction
there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
Types & categories
- differentiation hypernym
- point of no return hyponym
Related & opposite
- contrast derivation
- demarcate derivation
- counterpoint derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demarcate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demarcate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | boundary |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | edge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | city limit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | upper limit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lower limit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | three-mile limit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contrast |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demarcate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | counterpoint |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | differentiation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | point of no return |