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English Dictionary: boundary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boundary
n
  1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
    Synonym(s): boundary, bound, bounds
  2. a line determining the limits of an area
    Synonym(s): boundary, edge, bound
  3. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
    Synonym(s): limit, bound, boundary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Boundary \Bound"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Boundaries} [From {Bound} a
      limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.]
      That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a
      bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a
      real or imaginary limit.
  
               But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries
               of the skies.                                          --N. Cotton.
  
               That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth
               and Meath.                                             --Macaulay.
  
               Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our
               thoughts.                                                --Locke.
  
      Syn: Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge;
               confines; precinct.
  
      Usage: {Bound}, {Boundary}. Boundary, in its original and
                  strictest sense, is a visible object or mark
                  indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in
                  ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
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