limature

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noun

The act of filing.

OriginLatin limatura →
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Meanings

nounlimature (countable and uncountable, plural limatures)

plural limatures

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of filing.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableThat which is filed off; filings.

Origin

  1. Latinlimatura
  2. Englishlimature

From Latin limatura. See limation.

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APA

limature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limature

MLA

“limature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limature. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limature,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limature.

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