<B>limit, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the farthest edge or boundary; where something ends or must end; final point, such as to extent, amount, or procedure. <BR> <I>Ex. the limit of vision. I have reached the limit of my patience. Laws put a limit on the authority of policemen, judges, and other officials.</I> (SYN) border, bound. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Mathematics.) a value toward which terms of a sequence or values of a function approach indefinitely near. <DD><B> 3. </B>an established maximum amount. <BR> <I>Ex. to catch the legal limit of five fish per day.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the agreed maximum amount of any bet or raise in betting games. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Obsolete.) the tract or region defined by a boundary. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to set a limit to; restrict. <BR> <I>Ex. We must limit the expense to $10. Her food was limited to bread and water.</I> (SYN) restrain, check. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Law.) to assign definitely. <BR> <I>Ex. to limit an estate over to someone.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>limits,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>bounds. </I> <I>Ex. Keep within the limits of the school grounds. As things stand now, Michaels is a healthy man, within limits (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>territories or regions. <BR> <I>Ex. At length into the limits of the north They came (Milton).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the limit,</B> </I>(Slang.) as much as, or more than, one can stand. <BR> <I>Ex. You naughty little boy, you are really the limit!</I> adj. <B>limitable.</B> noun <B>limitableness.</B> </DL>
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<B>limitary, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>subject to limits; limited. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with a limit; serving as a limit. <DD><B> 3. </B>of or situated on a boundary. </DL>
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<B>limitation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the action of limiting. <BR> <I>Ex. the limitation of armaments.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>limited condition. <BR> <I>Ex. The import limitation has been reduced to $100 per person.</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>that which limits; limiting rule or circumstance; restriction. <BR> <I>Ex. His hunting suffered from two limitations, a cheap gun and poor eyesight. This was a severe limitation upon some of the historians (London Times).</I> (SYN) hindrance, handicap. <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) lack of understanding or imagination. <BR> <I>Ex. The work of that dull fellow suffers from his severe limitations.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a period of time set by law, after which a claim cannot be enforced. </DL>
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<B>limitative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending to limit; limiting; restrictive. </DL>
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<B>limited, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1a. </B>kept within limits; restricted. <BR> <I>Ex. a limited space, a limited number of seats, limited resources.</I> (SYN) circumscribed, confined. <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) lacking understanding or imagination. <BR> <I>Ex. He is quite limited and able to do only the most routine jobs.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>traveling fast and making only a few stops. <BR> <I>Ex. This limited train has only sleeping cars, and makes very few stops.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>with legal responsibility only to a limited or restricted extent, usually the nominal stock or shares insofar as it is not yet paid up. <BR> <I>Ex. a limited liability.</I> <DD> (Abbr:) Ltd. <DD><B> 4. </B>(English Law.) assigned by a conveyance or settlement. <BR> <I>Ex. property limited to a person for life.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a train or bus that travels fast and makes only a few stops. <BR> <I>Ex. The Twentieth Century Limited.</I> adv. <B>limitedly.</B> noun <B>limitedness.</B> </DL>
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<B>limited-access, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of highways) having access roads at relatively few points. </DL>
<A NAME="limitedcompany">
<B>limited company,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a company in which the liability of stockholders is limited to the amount of money they invested in the company. </DL>
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<B>limited edition,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a special edition of a book printed in a limited number of copies. A limited edition is often printed and bound differently, if there is a popular edition. </DL>
<B>limited payment insurance,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> life insurance for which the insured pays a higher premium for a fixed number of years, after which the policy is fully paid. </DL>
<A NAME="limitedpolicy">
<B>limited policy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an insurance policy that covers only a limited number of risks or contingencies. </DL>
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<B>limited war,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a war confined to a limited area, usually of strategic importance. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the ability to fight either an all-out or a limited war (Vernon D. Tate).</I> </DL>
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<B>limiter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that limits. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Physics.) a transducer. </DL>
<A NAME="limites">
<B>limites, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>limes.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="limiting">
<B>limiting, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that limits. <DD><B> 2. </B>serving to restrict the meaning of the word modified. <BR> <I>Ex. a limiting adjective.</I> </DL>
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<B>limitless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without limits; boundless; infinite. <BR> <I>Ex. the limitless expanse of space, limitless ambition.</I> (SYN) illimitable, unlimited. adv. <B>limitlessly.</B> noun <B>limitlessness.</B> </DL>
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<B>limit point,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics.) the limit of any sequence of points in a set. The limit point of the sequence 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1/2, ... is zero. </DL>
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<B>limitrophe, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> situated on the frontier; bordering on or adjacent to (another country). <BR> <I>Ex. the countries limitrophe to India.</I> </DL>
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<B>limits, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>limit.</B> </DL>
<B>limn, </B>transitive verb, <B>limned,</B> <B>limning.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to paint (a picture). <DD><B> 2. </B>to portray or depict (a subject) in a painting, drawing, or description. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to portray in words; describe. <BR> <I>Ex. Beatrice was a reticent woman and had too much taste to bare all these grubby secret details, but she limned a general picture for him (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to illuminate (a manuscript). </DL>
<A NAME="limner">
<B>limner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who limns. </DL>
<A NAME="limnetic">
<B>limnetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>inhabiting the open water of lakes, as various animals and plants. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with life or organisms in the open water of lakes. </DL>
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<B>limnological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with limnology. <BR> <I>Ex. the limnological study of the Danube (New Scientist).</I> adv. <B>limnologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="limnologist">
<B>limnologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in limnology. </DL>
<A NAME="limnology">
<B>limnology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the scientific study of inland bodies of fresh water, such as lakes and ponds, especially with reference to their physical and biological features. </DL>
<A NAME="limo">
<B>limo, </B>noun, pl. <B>limos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a limousine. <BR> <I>Ex. Start packing--there'll be a limo there in an hour to put you on the noon flight to L.A. (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>Limoges, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> porcelain made at Limoges, a city in central France. </DL>
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<B>limonene, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a terpene having an odor like that of lemons. Limonene is found in three optically different forms, the dextrorotatory one occurring in the essential oils of lemon, orange, and other citrus fruit. </DL>
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<B>limonite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mineral, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an iron ore and yellow pigment; hydrous ferric oxide. It is found in lakes and marshes. </DL>
<A NAME="limonitic">
<B>limonitic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> consisting of or resembling limonite. </DL>
<A NAME="limousin">
<B>Limousin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hardy, fawn-colored breed of beef cattle. </DL>
<A NAME="limousine">
<B>limousine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a usually closed automobile, seating from three to five passengers, with a driver's seat separated from the passengers by a partition. <DD><B> 2. </B>a large closed automobile, often luxuriously appointed and driven by a chauffeur. <DD><B> 3. </B>a large closed automobile used to transport passengers to or from an airport, railroad station, or bus terminal. </DL>
<A NAME="limousineliberal">
<B>limousine liberal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a wealthy liberal. </DL>
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<B>limp</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a lame step or walk. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to walk with a limp. <BR> <I>Ex. After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days.</I> (SYN) hobble. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to proceed slowly and with difficulty. <BR> <I>Ex. The plane limped toward the airfield.</I> noun <B>limper.</B> adv. <B>limpingly.</B> </DL>
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<B>limp</B> (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not at all stiff; ready to bend or droop; lacking stiffness. <BR> <I>Ex. limp flowers, a limp body. This starched collar soon gets limp in hot weather.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) lacking firmness, force, energy, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. I am so tired I feel as limp as a rag.</I> adv. <B>limply.</B> noun <B>limpness.</B> </DL>
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<B>limpet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small sea animal that clings tightly to rocks, used for bait and sometimes for food. It is a marine mollusk, of the same class as snails, and has a tent-shaped shell. </DL>
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<B>limpid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> clear or transparent. <BR> <I>Ex. a spring of limpid water, limpid eyes.</I> (SYN) pellucid. adv. <B>limpidly.</B> noun <B>limpidness.</B> </DL>
<B>limpkin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a brown wading bird of tropical America, related to the cranes and rails, but being the only living member of its family; courlan. </DL>
