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- Latin · borrowed fromin līmine
- English todayin limine
Unadapted borrowing from Latin in līmine (literally “in the threshold”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: At the beginning, as a preliminary matter; specifically, before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place. Full definition →
Unadapted borrowing from Latin in līmine (literally “in the threshold”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.