Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limit situation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: lim-it si-t-u-a-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain situations in which a human being is said to have differing experiences from those arising from ordinary situations.

Etymology

Calque of German Grenzsituation.

Inflected Forms

limit situations (plural)

Questions

What does limit situation mean?: Any of certain situations in which a human being is said to have differing experiences from those arising from ordinary situations.
Where does limit situation come from?: Calque of German Grenzsituation.

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