umbral.
threshold (area in front of a door)
Meaning & usage
threshold (area in front of a door)
jamb (upright post that frames a door or window)
a shadowy transitory realm to where immoral spirits are attracted after their physical death
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish umbral (“doorstep, threshold”), from Catalan limbrar, from Latin limināris. Doublet of liminar and limiar.
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