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      boundary
      noun
      The dividing line or location between two areas.
      (figurative, often in the plural) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
      (cricket) 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.
      (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
      (topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
      (Philippines) 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.
      Roots
      bodnebound- · Medieval Latin · limit, boundary marker-ary-ary · Latin · pertaining to
      Synonyms for boundary
      boundsnlimitndelimitationnfrontiernconfinesnboundingvthresholdnbarriernlinenlimenn
      Words related to boundary
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