demarcation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the boundary of a specific area
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Sense 2 noun
a conceptual separation or distinction
there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
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| 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 |