border line

bor·der line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bawr-der lahyn]
- /ˈbɔr dər laɪn/
- /ˈbɔːdə(r) laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawr-der lahyn]
- /ˈbɔr dər laɪn/

Definition of border line words

noun border line boundary line; frontier. 1

Just one definition for border line

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Origin of border line

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Border line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Border line

border line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

border line usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for border line

noun border line

frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
midpoint — a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.

All 2 Synonyms of border line