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Definition of borderline noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

borderline

noun
 
/ˈbɔːdəlaɪn/
 
/ˈbɔːrdərlaɪn/
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  1. 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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