boundary
Pronunciation: /ˈbaʊndɹi/
The English word “boundary” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The dividing line or location between two areas.
- The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
- An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
- 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.
- (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
- 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.
Etymology
From bound + -ary. Semantically displaced native Old English mearc (“boundary, limit”) whence Modern English mark.
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