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DIVIDING LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conceptual separation or distinction
Example:
there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
Synonyms:
contrast; demarcation; dividing line; line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dividing line" is a kind of...):
differentiation; distinction (a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dividing line"):
point of no return; Rubicon (a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment)
