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borderlines

borderlines is the plural of borderline.

Meaning of borderline

Noun

borderline (countable and uncountable, plural borderlines)

  1. (countable) A boundary or accepted division; a border.
    • She lives on the borderline between reality and madness.
  2. (countable) A person who has borderline personality disorder.
    • As an example of their affective profile, borderlines are set apart from passive aggressives by having more marked social anxiety […] and greater sensitivity […]1995, Eugene E. Levitt, Edward Earl Gotts, The Clinical Application of MMPI Special Scales, page 80

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Questions about borderlines

What is borderlines the plural of?
Borderlines is the plural of borderline.

Words near borderlines in the dictionary

  1. borderline-personality disorders
  2. borderlined
  3. borderlineness
  4. borderliner
  5. borderliners
  6. borderlines
  7. borderlining
  8. borderlinking
  9. bordermark
  10. bordermarks
  11. borderplex

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