boundary (n.)

  1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

    [ Syn: bound , bounds ]

  2. a line determining the limits of an area

    [ Syn: edge , bound ]

  3. the greatest possible degree of something; what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior; to the limit of his ability

    [ Syn: limit , bound ]

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