grey area

noun

Meaning

An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy.
A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other, that is open to interpretation.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

penumbra(English)borderland(English)in-betweeny(English)middle ground(English)in-between(English)tertium quid(English)middle way(English)borderspace(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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