"boundaries" in the noun sense
1. boundary, bound, bounds
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
2. boundary, edge, bound
a line determining the limits of an area
3. limit, bound, boundary
the greatest possible degree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
"to the limit of his ability"
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