borderline
/ˈbɔːdəlʌɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈbɔːdəlʌɪn/
borderline
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
bor - der - line -> borderline
Myanmar meaning
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borderline /'bↄ:dǝlaÇn/ n
နယ်သတ်မျဉ်း။ (fig ) The borderline between informal language and slang is hard to define.
adj လွတ်လွတ်ကျွတ်ကျွတ်မဟုတ်၊ လက်ခံနိုင်ရုံမျှလောက်သာ ရှိသော။ ဟိုဘက်သည်ဘက် ၅၀% စီရှိသော။
a borderline case ❍ a borderline candidate (ie sb who may or may not pass an examination, be suitable for a job, etc) ❍ a borderline pass/failure (in an examination).
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average, mean, mediocre, norm, medium, intermediate, ambiguous, ambivalent, border, boundary, disputed, dividing line, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, frontier, in doubt, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, indeterminate state, inexact, limbo, marginal, midpoint, open, problematic, state line, uncertain, unclassifiable, unclear, undecided, unsettled, up in the air
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