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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

blur the line en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (followed by between, idiomatic, often) To minimize or erode the distinction between two things.
    • David Gaddis feels comics and animation are distinct forms. "Comics are still images you move through actively, whereas animations are images you sit back and experience passively," but even he admits web artists such as Demian 5 are blurring the line. 2001 August 30, Tim Guest, “Working the web: Graphic novels”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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blur the lines alternative lexicographic
blurring the line Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
blurs the line Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
blurred the line Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
blurred the line Tense=Past lexicographic