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[ noun ] the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Synonyms

boundary bound

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

This particular song at this particular time could only be interpreted as the ultimate in bad taste , callous exploitation beyond the bounds of decency .

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[ noun ] the greatest possible degree of something

Synonyms

limit boundary

Examples

: "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior" "to the limit of his ability"

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

`` So_that the man should not have thoughts of grandeur , and become lifted_up , as if he had no lord , because of the dominion that had been given to him , and the freedom , fall into sin against God his Creator , overstepping his bounds , and take_up an attitude of self-conceited arrogance towards God , a law was given him by God , that he might know that he had for lord the lord of all .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3561
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