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borderline case

borderline case noun: a person, thing, or situation that is difficult to classify.

Noun

borderline case (plural borderline cases)

  1. (idiomatic) A person, thing, or situation that is difficult to classify.

Forms of borderline case

pluralborderline cases

Questions about borderline case

What does borderline case mean?
Borderline case means a person, thing, or situation that is difficult to classify.
What part of speech is borderline case?
Borderline case is a noun.
What is the plural of borderline case?
The plural of borderline case is borderline cases.

Words near borderline case in the dictionary

  1. borderlanders
  2. borderlands
  3. borderless
  4. borderlessness
  5. borderline
  6. borderline case
  7. borderline cases
  8. borderline lichen
  9. borderline lichens
  10. borderline personality disorder
  11. borderline personality disordered

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