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limitation

noun
/lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.

  1. borrowed from limitatio

Definitions

  1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.

  2. A restriction

    A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.

    • Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
    • He understood the exam material, but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
    • The coaches are similar to those of the Hampshire diesel-electric units, which went into service in September, 1957, but have 8ft 6in wide bodies, instead of 9ft, because of loading gauge limitations on the South Eastern Division.

  3. An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

      • The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.

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Derived

colimitation, fee simple subject to executory limitation, limitational, limitationist, nonlimitation, self-limitation, statute of limitations

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at limitation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at limitation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at limitation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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