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boundary

noun
/ˈbaʊndɹi/UK/ˈbaʊndɹi/US

Etymology

From bound + -ary.

  1. derived from bombus — “a humming or buzzing”
  2. derived from bombitō — “hum, buzz”
  3. derived from bondir — “leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”
  4. inherited from *bounden✻
  5. formed as boundary — “bound + -ary”

Definitions

  1. The dividing line or location between two areas.

    • City or national boundaries are locations of economic opportunity, especially if the existence of the border is itself the source of a monopoly situation that favors one side over the other (Krakover, 1997).

  2. The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone,…

    The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).

    • I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.

  3. An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or…

      An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.

      • Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.

    2. (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of…

      (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

    3. Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking…

      Commission paid by a bus or jeepney driver to a public transportation operator for taking passengers, or the excess collected fares taken as daily wage.

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Derived

boundaried, boundariless, boundaryless, Boundary Commission, boundary condition, boundary corner, Boundary County, boundary four, boundary group, boundary homomorphism, boundary line, boundary map, Boundary Peak, boundary point, boundary rider, boundary scan, boundary stone, boundary term, boundary umpire, coboundary, geoboundary, grain boundary, isoboundary, Kootenay Boundary, K-T boundary, lower boundary, missing boundary, natural boundary, Northwestern Boundary Dispute, outflow boundary, Robin boundary condition, San Juan Boundary Dispute, surface boundary layer, transboundary, upper boundary

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at boundary. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at boundary. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at boundary

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA