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deadline
noun
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Divide deadline into syllables:

dead · line

How to pronounce deadline:

Definition of deadline:

deadline (noun):
a time or date by which a job or task must be completed
the point in time at which something must be completed.
a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot

Synonyms for deadline:

curfewlimit

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