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lima.

file (carpenter's); polishing/revision (of a literary work);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈliː.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.ma]
  1. file (carpenter's tool)

    declension-1
  2. polishing, revision (of a literary composition)

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognates include Latin limus, English slime, German Schleim (“mucus, slime”) and Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “marsh”).

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