limitaneous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a limit.

OriginLatin limitaneus →
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Meanings

adjectivelimitaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleterareOf 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

  1. Latinlimitaneus
  2. Englishlimitaneous

From Latin limitaneus. See limit (transitive verb).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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