Boundary and Term

Boundary

Boundary noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Term and boundary are semantically related In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Boundary".

Nearby Word: bound

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Boundary and term are semantically related in limit topic. Sometimes you can use "Boundary" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

exact	exact boundary	exact term
formal	formal boundary	formal term
original	original boundary	original term
legal	legal boundary	legal term
Other adjectives: real, final, mathematical.

See the Analysis page for why the boundary between Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror is fuzzy, and why a broad term like Speculative Fiction is necessary.

Source: Speculative Fiction
Because of the difficulty of drawing a boundary between closely related languages (drawing the border between French and German is easy, drawing the border between where Dutch dialects end and German dialects begin isn't), the term dialect continuum exists.

Source: Useful Notes / Linguistics

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