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   frontier

   /ˈfrʌntɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a line or border separating two countries: "international crime knows no frontiers"
   • ▪ the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially in reference to the western US before Pacific settlement: "his novel of the American frontier"
   • ▪ the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area: "the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French frontiere, based on Latin frons, front- ‘front’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frontierless adjective

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   What does frontier mean?

   • The noun frontier has several meanings. It can refer to the wilderness at the edge of a settled area (picture covered wagons pushing westward) or it can mean a field of study that has not yet been explored (picture genetically engineering pet dinosaurs).

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   How many meanings does the word frontier have?

   • There are 20 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word frontier, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word frontier? How is the word frontier pronounced? Where does the word frontier come from?

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   What does fronter mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FRONTIER definition: 1. a border between two countries: 2. the western US where settlers began to move to live in the…. Learn more.

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   What does frontier mean in a sentence?

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   Where did the word frontier come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word frontier is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for frontier is from around 1425, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. frontier is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French frontier, frontiere.

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   What is a frontier in a battle?

   • Deriving from "the front line of an army," a frontier can be thought of as an offensive line in a battle — always pushing forward, trying to conquer new territory. A frontier represents uncharted territory. It could be a remote piece of land or a new field of study, but if someone calls it "the frontier," you are challenged to explore it.

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