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Adjective: borderline  'bor-du(r),lIn
  1. Of questionable or minimal quality
    "borderline grades";
    - marginal
     
  2. At or near a border or boundary, especially between two different states or conditions
    "The patient's blood pressure was borderline high"
Noun: borderline  'bor-du(r),lIn
  1. A line that indicates a boundary
    "The treaty established a new borderline between the two countries";
    - boundary line, border, delimitation, mete

Derived forms: borderlines

See also: minimal, minimum

Type of: bound, boundary, bounds

Encyclopedia: Borderline