Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limitaneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lim-i-ta-neous
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a limit.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Latin limitaneus. See limit (transitive verb).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: limitaneus

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does limitaneous mean?: Of or pertaining to a limit.
Where does limitaneous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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