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limen

limen noun: a liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.

Noun

limen (plural limens or limina)

  1. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.

limen meaning in Tamil

limen in Tamil

ஆரம்பம், எல்லை

Forms of limen

plurallimens
plurallimina

Origin of limen

Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).

Questions about limen

What does limen mean?
Limen means a liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
What is limen in Tamil?
Limen in Tamil is ஆரம்பம், எல்லை. See Limen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is limen?
Limen is a noun.
What is the plural of limen?
The plural of limen is limens.

Words near limen in the dictionary

  1. limelights
  2. limelike
  3. limelit
  4. limeman
  5. limemen
  6. limen
  7. Limenean
  8. Limeneans
  9. limens
  10. limepit
  11. limepits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: limen (page history and authors); limen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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