borderline
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈbɔrdərˌlaɪn/
- The soldiers stood at the borderline, ready to protect their territory from any intruders.
- borderline between two
- borderline separating
Examples
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You see, it's not like there's a borderline between the good people and the bad people.
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The difference seemed dramatic today, a borderline between two countries in her body.
Fiction book (1993) -
And he has had a very interesting career on this sort of borderline between technology and art and entertainment.
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I'm a local guide here and we are in the northwest of Jordan at the borderline with historical Palestine and Syria.
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Both books stand on the borderline between autobiography and fiction, documentary and personal revelation.
Academic text (2003) -
Indeed, these bodies were neither alive nor dead; they floated dizzyingly at the borderline between corps and corpse.
Academic text (1992) -
In the case discussed here, the distinction or borderline refers to intergenerational fairness and intergenerational unfairness.
Academic text (2018) -
We crossed the borderline and entered the neighboring country without any issues.
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The river serves as a natural borderline between the two regions, marking their distinct boundaries.
Synonyms
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1.0
A row of words on a page, for example in an ad
∞
1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
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3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
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3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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2.1
A border between two states in the same country
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4.1
An area at the border between two countries, often guarded
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4.1
A clear border between two ideas, groups, or situations
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6.8
A clear line or limit that shows the difference between things
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3.2
A border that shows where one local area ends and another begins
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3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
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5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
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9.9
A marker, like a stone or post, that shows the border of land
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3.2
An official line that divides two areas in the same country, like New York and New Jersey
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8.0
A line or limit that shows where one area ends and another begins
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2.8
The line where land meets the sea
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.9
A mild mental illness that causes symptoms like hearing voices or having strange beliefs
- Specialized
1
8.0
A low level of thinking ability just above a disability that affects learning and thinking, often allowing independent living
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Borderline is made of two simple words: border ('edge' or 'limit') and line ('a line'). It names the line that marks the edge between two places, so we use borderline for the boundary between areas or countries.