| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur. Often used in plural: confine (used in plural), end, limit. See EDGE. 2. The boundary surrounding a certain area. Used in plural: confine (used in plural), limit (used in plural), precinct (often used in plural). See LIMITED. | | VERB: | 1. To be contiguous or next to: abut, adjoin, border, butt2, join, meet1, neighbor, touch, verge. See NEAR. 2. To put or form a border on: border, edge, fringe, margin, rim, skirt, verge. See EDGE. 3. To fix the limits of: delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, limit, mark (off or out), measure. See LIMITED.
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