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con·fines
(kŏn′fīnz′)pl.n.
1. The limits of a space or area; the borders: within the confines of one county.
2. Restraining elements: wanted to escape the confines of corporate politics.
3. Purview; scope: a theory that is well within the confines of science.
[Old French confins, boundaries, from Latin cōnfīnia, pl. of cōnfīnium, boundary, from cōnfīnis, adjoining : com-, com- + fīnis, border.]
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confines
(ˈkɒnfaɪnz)pl n
limits; boundaries
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Noun | 1. | confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city" ambit, range, scope, reach, compass, orbit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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Translations
حَدود
hranicepomezí
grænseramme
határok
mörk
hranice
hudutlarsınırlar
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confine
(kənˈfain) verb1. to keep within limits; to stop from spreading. They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
2. to shut up or imprison. The prince was confined in the castle for three years.
conˈfined adjective1. (with to) kept in or shut up in. confined to bed with a cold.
2. narrow, small. a confined space.
conˈfinement noun1. state of being shut up or imprisoned. solitary confinement.
2. (the time of) the birth of a child. her third confinement.
ˈconfines (ˈkon-) noun plural limits or boundaries. within the confines of the city.
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