CultureAugust 23, 2026

demarcates

di-MAR-kayts

Definition

To set the boundaries or limits of something, or to distinguish between different categories or things.

Etymology

Derived from the Spanish 'demarcar', meaning to mark out or bound, which stems from the prefix 'de-' meaning off and 'marcar' meaning to mark.

In the news

The article uses the word to explain how Picasso distinguishes between two different types of artists, those who shrink reality and those who expand it.

Quote of the day by Pablo Picasso: “There are painters who transform the Sun into a yellow spot, but ther

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The Times of India

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