Meanings
noundelimitation (countable and uncountable, plural delimitations)
plural delimitations
- countableuncountableThe act of delimiting something.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna line that indicates a boundary
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Origin
- Frenchdélimitation
- Englishdelimitation
From French délimitation.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian разграничаване, ограничение
- разграничаване (razgraničavane)the act of delimiting something
- ограничение (ograničenie)the act of delimiting something
Catalan delimitació
- delimitacióthe act of delimiting something
Irish teorannú
- teorannúthe act of delimiting something
Italian delimitazione, delimitazione
- delimitazionethe act of delimiting something
- delimitazionea limit or boundary
Polish delimitacja, limit
- delimitacjathe act of delimiting something
- limita limit or boundary
- granicaa limit or boundary
Spanish delimitación, límite
- delimitaciónthe act of delimiting something
- límitea limit or boundary
- linderoa limit or boundary
Swedish avgränsning
- avgränsningthe act of delimiting something
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APA
delimitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delimitation
MLA
“delimitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delimitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delimitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delimitation.
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