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boundary

[ boun-duh-ree, -dree ]

noun

plural boundaries.
  1. a line or limit where one thing ends and another begins, or something that indicates such a line or limit:

    The ancient wall still serves as the city's outer boundary.

    These studies straddle the boundaries between computational and social sciences.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a limit that separates acceptable behavior from unacceptable behavior:

    I'm just looking for a partner who can respect my boundaries.

    Guiding children toward responsible money habits requires setting boundaries.

  3. Also called frontier. Mathematics. the collection of all points of a given set having the property that every neighborhood of each point contains points in the set and in the complement of the set.
  4. Cricket. a hit in which the ball reaches or crosses the boundary line of the field on one or more bounces, counting four runs for the batsman. Compare six ( def 5 ).


boundary

/ -drɪ; ˈbaʊndərɪ /

noun

  1. something that indicates the farthest limit, as of an area; border
  2. cricket
    1. the marked limit of the playing area
    2. a stroke that hits the ball beyond this limit
    3. the four runs scored with such a stroke, or the six runs if the ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground
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Origin of boundary1

First recorded in 1620–30; bound 3 + -ary
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Synonym Study

Boundary, border, frontier share the sense of that which divides one entity or political unit from another. Boundary, in reference to a country, city, state, territory, or the like, most often designates a line on a map: boundaries are shown in red. Occasionally, it also refers to a physical feature that marks the agreed-upon line separating two political units: The Niagara River forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. Border is more often used than boundary in direct reference to a political dividing line; it may also refer to the region (of, for instance, a country) adjoining the actual line of demarcation: crossing the Mexican border; border towns along the Rio Grande. Frontier may refer to a political dividing line: crossed the Spanish frontier on Tuesday. It may also denote or describe the portion of a country adjoining its border with another country ( towns in the Polish frontier ) or, especially in North America, the most remote settled or occupied parts of a country: the frontier towns of the Great Plains. Frontier, especially in the plural, also refers to the most advanced or newest activities in an area of knowledge or practice: the frontiers of nuclear medicine.
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The piece, a frangipani branch from his grandmother’s former garden in the neighborhood, will be planted in the museum’s garden, crossing temporal and spatial boundaries between the institution and the artist.

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As well as the Grade II* listing for the main building, it has been awarded Grade II listing to adjoining agricultural buildings and boundary walls.

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"On each occasion the water pressure at the boundary of the properties, which is the responsibility of Yorkshire Water, has exceeded the standards required for residential properties," they added.

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In 1991’s “The Doors,†Oliver Stone pushed the boundaries of a music biopic to make a calamitous, imperfect work that could accurately reflect the spectacle that was Jim Morrison’s life.

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“There’s no doubt that the administration is being assertive and it means to test the boundaries of executive authority,†Levey added.

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