Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delimiting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: de-lim-it-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of delimit

noun

The act or point of something being delimited.

adj

That serves to delimit.

Example Sentences

"The age span implicit in these delimitings of the onset and end of adolescence is fairly variable."

Inflected Forms

delimitings (plural)

Phrases

delimiting keratotomy

Questions

What does delimiting mean?: present participle and gerund of delimit

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