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BOWNDR-ee/ˈbaʊndri/

A boundary is an edge or limit: a county boundary; set boundaries; the boundary of the syllabus. Border is often between countries; limit is more about a maximum. Bound is a different word (bound to). In sport, a cricket boundary is a four or six. Do not call a word limit a boundary in an exam rubric — that is a word limit.

Meaning

A real or imagined line that marks the edge of an area or a limit.

Examples

• “The river forms the boundary between the two counties.”
• “The river is the boundary between the two counties.”
• “Tutors asked students to stay within the boundary of the set question.”

Good to know

a county / national boundary; set boundaries. Country line: often border. Mix-up: bound to. Cricket: a boundary score.

Near in meaning

limit

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