conventional boundaries

collocation in English

meaningsofconventionalandboundary

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conventional
adjective
uk
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
traditional ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofconventionalandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Little changes in the duet's final movement, although it is less characteristic simply because it falls squarely within conventional boundaries.
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Handel opera has a special status in relation to fun because it admits a degree of plurality into operatic practice which violates the conventional boundaries of discourse.
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His poems, epics, plays and novels broke tradition and crossed conventional boundaries.
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And that is where this film transcends conventional boundaries.
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Narrative forms continue to be central to history in digital environments, even as experiments in nonlinearity challenge and extend conventional boundaries and understandings of narrative.
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He believed in the need to trespass conventional boundaries between artistic disciplines.
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The faculty members work closely together, often stepping across conventional boundaries.
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Intrinsically ambivalent and polymorphous, she straddles conventional boundaries and eludes definition.
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The firm's principals and staff regularly participate in professional conferences, research studies, and other activities to advance the conventional boundaries of design in each of its specialized areas.
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