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borderline cases

borderline cases is the plural of borderline case.

Meaning of borderline case

Noun

borderline case (plural borderline cases)

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

Questions about borderline cases

What is borderline cases the plural of?
Borderline cases is the plural of borderline case.

Words near borderline cases in the dictionary

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

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