boundary

Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊndɹi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  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

Etymology

From bound + -ary.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bound, bounds

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
extremity
Narrower (hyponyms)
end, hairline, county line, edge, limit, shoreline

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