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borderline

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. borderline (adjective)
  2. borderline (adverb)
  3. borderline (noun)

borderline

adjective

Definition of BORDERLINE

located at or near a border <a borderline region that is claimed by both countries>
Synonyms frontier, marginal
Antonyms interior

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