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Nov 28, 2009
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bor'der line"




boundary line; frontier.

bor•der•line



Pronunciation: (bôr'dur-līn"), [key]
—adj.
1. on or near a border or boundary.
2. uncertain; indeterminate; debatable: not an alcoholic, but a borderline case.
3. not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards.
4. approaching bad taste or obscenity: He made several borderline remarks that offended them.

—n.
a person suffering from borderline personality.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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