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Verb | 1. | border on - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" approximate, come close - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" converge - approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit |
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border
noun1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:
Chiefly Military: perimeter.
2. The line or area separating geopolitical units:
phrasal verb
border on or upon
To come near, as in quality or amount:
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