boundary
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plural
boundaries
plural
boundaries
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOUNDARY
1
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:
something (such as a river, a fence, or an imaginary line) that shows where an area ends and another area begins
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Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.
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The river forms the country's western boundary.
2
[count]
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a point or limit that indicates where two things become different
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at/on the boundary between fact and fiction
3
boundaries
[plural]
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unofficial rules about what should not be done
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limits that define acceptable behavior
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You need to set boundaries with your children.
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Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship?
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They're pushing the boundaries of [=doing things that are unusual in] traditional French cooking.
know no boundaries
1
:
to be capable of affecting people everywhere
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This is a disease that knows no boundaries.
2
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to have no limits
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My admiration for him knows no boundaries. [=knows no bounds]
