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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boundary \Bound"a*ry\, n.; pl {Boundaries} [From {Bound} a limit; cf LL bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.] That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line a real or imaginary limit. But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. --N. Cotton. That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. --Macaulay. Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts. --Locke. Syn: Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct. Usage: {Bound}, {Boundary}. Boundary, in its original and strictest sense is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}, {bounds}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: BOUNDARY, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other
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