BORDERLINE


Meaning of BORDERLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɔ:(r)də(r)laɪn ]

( borderlines)

1.

The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.

...a task which involves exploring the borderline between painting and photography.

N-COUNT : usu N between/of n

2.

Something that is borderline is only just acceptable as a member of a class or group.

Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.

ADJ

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