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plate boundary
plate bound·a·ry (plural plate bound·a·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
area of geologic activity: an area on the margins of tectonic plates where seismic, volcanic, and tectonic activity takes place as a consequence of the relative motion of the plates
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