"delimitation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: delimitations [plural]
Etymology: From French délimitation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|délimitation}} French délimitation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} delimitation (countable and uncountable, plural delimitations)
  1. The act of delimiting something. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of delimiting something): սահմանագծում (sahmanagcum) (Armenian), разграничаване (razgraničavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ограничение (ograničenie) (Bulgarian), delimitació [feminine] (Catalan), teorannú [masculine] (Irish), delimitazione [feminine] (Italian), delimitación [feminine] (Spanish), avgränsning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-delimitation-en-noun-kh~~vUCZ Disambiguation of 'the act of delimiting something': 100 0
  2. A limit or boundary. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a limit or boundary): delimitazione [feminine] (Italian), límite [masculine] (Spanish), lindero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-delimitation-en-noun-zqjUcVmd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'a limit or boundary': 0 100

Inflected forms

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