"upper boundary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upper boundaries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} upper boundary (plural upper boundaries)
  1. (linguistics) The most ancient time encompassed by a given period of time. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: lower boundary
    Sense id: en-upper_boundary-en-noun-OEYwXBZr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (geology) The most recent time encompassed by a given geological period. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-upper_boundary-en-noun-ZneuXdbX Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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