"lower boundary" meaning in All languages combined

See lower boundary on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lower boundaries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lower boundary (plural lower boundaries)
  1. (geology) The most ancient time encompassed by a given geological period. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-lower_boundary-en-noun-ftZvNtvK Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (linguistics) The most recent time encompassed by a given period of time. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: upper boundary
    Sense id: en-lower_boundary-en-noun-b2s064ZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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