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boundary

bound·a·ry [ bówndəree, bówndree ] (plural bound·a·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. border: the official line that divides one area of land from another
Multinational companies operate across national boundaries.

2. limit: the point at which something ends or beyond which it becomes something else
pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge

[Early 17th century. Alteration of bounder<bound4]
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