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frontier

noun

An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
F
Ends with
R
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

fɹʌnˈtɪɹ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development

    “He worked at the frontier of brain science”

noun

  1. An international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary

noun

  1. A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

    “The individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day”

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Example Sentences

He worked at the frontier of brain science
The individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day

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