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boundary.

The dividing line or location between two areas.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaʊndɹi/UK/ˈbaʊndəɹi/UK/ˈbaʊndɹi/US/ˈbaʊndəɹi/US
  1. The dividing line or location between two areas.

  2. The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).

    figuratively · in-plural · often
    I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.
  3. An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.

  4. An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.

    Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.
  5. (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

  6. Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking passengers, or the excess collected fares taken as daily wage.

    Philippines
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English boundary From bound + -ary. Semantically displaced native Old English mearc (“boundary, limit”) whence Modern English mark.

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