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border

/ˈbɔədə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The outer edge of something.
  2. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
  3. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
  4. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
  5. Border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
  6. A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
  7. To put a border on something.
  8. To form a border around; to bound.
  9. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
  10. To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
  11. To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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