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limitaneous

limitaneous adjective: of or pertaining to a limit.

Adjective

limitaneous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to a limit.
    • Such being the case, it has been regarded as the political interest of England to balance and divide the enmity of France by a strict alliance with some limitaneous state.1803, John Pinkerton, Modern Geography

Origin of limitaneous

From Latin limitaneus. See limit (transitive verb).

Questions about limitaneous

What does limitaneous mean?
Limitaneous means of or pertaining to a limit.
What part of speech is limitaneous?
Limitaneous is an adjective.

Words near limitaneous in the dictionary

  1. limit switch
  2. limit switches
  3. limit up
  4. limitable
  5. limital
  6. limitaneous
  7. limitans
  8. limitarian
  9. limitarianism
  10. limitarians
  11. limitary

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