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liminoid

adj

Etymology

From liminal + -oid, coined by Victor Turner.

  1. derived from *-mn̥✻
  2. derived from *Heh₃l-✻ — “to bend, bow; elbow”
  3. derived from limināris
  4. formed as liminoid — “liminal + -oid”

Definitions

  1. Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the…

    Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.

    • A graduation ceremony might be regarded as liminal, while a rock concert might be understood to be liminoid.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA