delimitationn.

Brit.

/dᵻˌlɪmᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/dəˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/,

/diˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French délimitation; Latin delimitatio.

Etymology: < (i) French délimitation (1773), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin delimitatio (5th cent.) < dēlīmitāt- , past participial stem of classical Latin dēlīmitāre delimit v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier limitation n. and later delimitate v.

The action of marking or determining the limits or boundary of something; the fact of being delimited. Also: the determination of a limit or boundary, esp. of the border of a nation or territory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > determination of boundary

demarcation1728

delimitation1798

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > fixing of limits

determination1593

determining1726

delimitation1836

1798 Morning Post & Gazetteer 18 Oct. The Deputation must accede to the following Articles: 1. The delimitation of the course of the Rhine and its Islands... 2. The suppression of the toll..upon the Weser.

1836 H. Taylor Statesman xvi. 116 The delimitation of those bounds within which a statesman's dispensation should be confined.

1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi iv. 110 They [sc. territorial names] came to signify districts of fixed and known delimitation.

1924 Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. 36 516 I had been struck by the clear delimitation of the pathological loci.

2004 S. P. Kim Maritime Delimitation & Interim Arrangem. in N. E. Asia iii. 147 There are a number of instances where provisional arrangements are in place pending ultimate maritime delimitation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delimitation
释义	delimitationn. Brit. /dᵻˌlɪmᵻˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /dəˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/, /diˌlɪməˈteɪʃən/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French délimitation; Latin delimitatio. Etymology: < (i) French délimitation (1773), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin delimitatio (5th cent.) < dēlīmitāt- , past participial stem of classical Latin dēlīmitāre delimit v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier limitation n. and later delimitate v. The action of marking or determining the limits or boundary of something; the fact of being delimited. Also: the determination of a limit or boundary, esp. of the border of a nation or territory. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > determination of boundary demarcation1728 delimitation1798 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > fixing of limits determination1593 determining1726 delimitation1836 1798 Morning Post & Gazetteer 18 Oct. The Deputation must accede to the following Articles: 1. The delimitation of the course of the Rhine and its Islands... 2. The suppression of the toll..upon the Weser. 1836 H. Taylor Statesman xvi. 116 The delimitation of those bounds within which a statesman's dispensation should be confined. 1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi iv. 110 They [sc. territorial names] came to signify districts of fixed and known delimitation. 1924 Brit. Jrnl. Dermatol. 36 516 I had been struck by the clear delimitation of the pathological loci. 2004 S. P. Kim Maritime Delimitation & Interim Arrangem. in N. E. Asia iii. 147 There are a number of instances where provisional arrangements are in place pending ultimate maritime delimitation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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