Meanings
noundividing line (plural dividing lines)
plural dividing lines
- a line, often invisible, which marks the boundary between two areas.
- an imaginary line marking the difference between different things, ideals etc.
the dividing lines between political parties
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna conceptual separation or distinction
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Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish grænse, skillelinje
- grænseboundary between areas
- skillelinjeboundary between areas
- skillelinjeimaginary line marking difference
Norwegian Bokmål skillelinje, skille
- skillelinjeboundary between areas
- skilleboundary between areas
- skillelinjeimaginary line marking difference
- skilleimaginary line marking difference
Swedish skiljelinje, skiljelinje
- skiljelinjeboundary between areas
- skiljelinjeimaginary line marking difference
Cite this entry
APA
dividing line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividing%20line
MLA
“dividing line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividing%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dividing line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dividing%20line.
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