Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demark

/diːˈmɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: de-mark
IPA: /diːˈmɑɹk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"The book's three sections: "An Accidental Childhood," "A Feminine Age," and "The Wider Sphere Of Reference" — demark the familial, social and personal landscapes which Strouse carefully maps out."

Etymology

From French démarquer, from New Latin *demarcō (“to mark off, set the bounds of, bound”), from Latin dē- (“off”) + Medieval Latin marcō (“to mark”), from marca (“bound, mark, march”). By surface analysis, de- + mark. See mark, march.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: démarquer, *demarcō, dē-, marcō, Demarcq, De Marco

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

demarks (present, singular) demarking (participle, present) demarked (participle, past) demarked (past) Demarks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demarcate demarcation

Rhymes With

park mark dark clark arc shark clarke marc stark spark bark ark

Questions

How do you pronounce demark?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈmɑɹk/.
What does demark mean?: To demarcate.
Where does demark come from?: It is traced to French.

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