borderline
noun/ˈbɔːdəlaɪn/
/ˈbɔːrdərlaɪn/
- the division between two qualities or conditions
- This biography sometimes crosses the borderline between fact and fiction.
Extra Examples- She's on the borderline between a first- and second-class honours degree.
- the borderline between myth and philosophy
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- on the borderline
- borderline between
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