Edge and Inner

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Edge noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.

Usage example: the design along the edge of the plate is badly worn

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Inner is an antonym for edge.

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Inner adjective - Situated farther in.

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Edge is an antonym for inner.

Our story takes place on the Inner (coreward) edge of Human expansion.

Source: Literature / Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future
Best of all, Miis don't have invincibility frames upon spawning, so if you stand on the inner edge of the outer platforms, they can be KO'd right as they finish appearing!

Source: Game Breaker / Super Smash Bros.
Winged Humanoid: Normally Avians have hands on the inner edge of their wings.

Source: Tabletop Game / Hc Svnt Dracones

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