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  • 31border — 1. noun 1) the border of a medieval manuscript Syn: edge, margin, perimeter, circumference, periphery; rim, fringe, verge; sides 2) the Canadian border Syn: frontier, boundary; …

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  • 32border — bor•der [[t]ˈbɔr dər[/t]] n. 1) the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary 2) the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line 3) the district or region that lies along the boundary… …

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  • 33border*/*/ — [ˈbɔːdə] noun [C] I 1) the official line that separates two countries or regions border guards[/ex] the border between Hungary and Romania[/ex] Iraq s northern border with Turkey[/ex] Thousands of refugees were fleeing across the border.[/ex] a… …

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  • 34border — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bordure, from Anglo French, from border to border, from Old French bort border, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board Date: 14th century 1. an outer part or edge 2. an ornamental design at… …

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  • 35border — {{11}}border (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. bordure seam, edge of a shield, border, from Frankish *bord (Cf. O.E. bord side; see BOARD (Cf. board) (n.2)). The geopolitical sense first attested 1530s, in Scottish (replacing earlier march), from The… …

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  • 36border — /ˈbɔdə / (say bawduh) noun 1. a side, edge, or margin. 2. a. the line that separates one country, state, or province from another; frontier line. b. Australian History the margin of land surveyed and ready for tenure. 3. a. the district or region …

  • 37border —   Palena, lihi, nihi, kapa, pe a, ka e.   Also: hulilau, hu a, pa a, mōlina, ha i, kuaio, kūkulu, pili, mokuna.    ♦ Border of the sea, kapa kai.    ♦ Border of a land, palena, piko, kapaha i.    ♦ Border of a mat, alahi i.    ♦ Border of a… …

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  • 38border — n. & v. n. 1 the edge or boundary of anything, or the part near it. 2 a the line separating two political or geographical areas, esp. countries. b the district on each side of this. c (the Border) a particular boundary and its adjoining districts …

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  • 39border on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms border on : present tense I/you/we/they border on he/she/it borders on present participle bordering on past tense bordered on past participle bordered on 1) border on something to be very near to a particular… …

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  • 40border on — verb come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (Freq. 3) This borders on discrimination! His playing approaches that of Horowitz • Syn: ↑approach • Derivationally related forms: ↑approach (for …

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