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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

limes.

path, track; limit; strip of uncultivated ground marking boundary;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈliː.mɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.mes]
  1. a limit set between two estates or fields, border, boundary

    declension-3
  2. a fortified boundary line, a boundary wall

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  3. any path: a path, footpath

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  4. any path: a road

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  5. any path: a by-way

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  6. any path: a way, means

    declension-3 · figuratively
  7. a boundary, border, end

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  8. a distinction, difference

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From līmus (“askew”) + -es (“going”). See also līmen.

verb[ˈliː.meːs]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.mes]
  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of līmō

    active · form-of · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive
Where this word comes from

Inflection of līmō (“sharpen, file”).

verb[ˈliː.meːs]Classical-Latin[ˈliː.mes]
  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of līmō

    active · form-of · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive
Where this word comes from

Inflection of līmō (“besmirch”).

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