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    Boundary

    Definitions

    1 | noun | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 2 | noun | a line determining the limits of an area 3 | noun | the greatest possible degree of something

    Pronunciation

    b'ounderee (IPA: bˈaʊndɝi)

    Hyphenation

    bound-a-ry (8 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1626 (European Renaissance) (399 years ago)

    Word origins

    French | Old French |

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 4552nd most common (1 in 50000 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 2282nd most common (1 in 45455 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    boundaries

    Synonyms

    bound | bounds | edge

    Narrower terms

    border | borderline | boundary line | bourn | bourne | city line | county line | delimitation | demarcation | demarcation line | district line | edge | end | frontier | hairline | ... (total: 48)

    Broader terms

    extremity | line | extent

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    bounders

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    boundary condition | boundary layer | state boundary

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 界 (noun) Hindi: | सीमा (noun) Arabic: | حَدّ (noun) Spanish: | límite (general) | límite (knowledge) | lindero (knowledge) | demarcación (demarcation) | delimitación (demarcation) | límite (demarcation) French: | limite (general) | limite (knowledge) | barrière (knowledge) | démarcation (demarcation) | délimitation (demarcation) | frontière (demarcation) | bornes (demarcation)

    Other notable uses

    Kootenay Boundary (British Columbia, Canada) | Boundary County (Idaho, United States)

    Mount Cook (United States, 13766 ft) | Boundary Peak (United States, 13147 ft)

    Beyond a Boundary (Cyril Lionel Robert James)

    boundary.net | boundary.org | boundary.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)

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