different between established vs limited

English

Etymology

From establish +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??stæb.l??t/
• Hyphenation: es?tab?lished

Verb

established

1. simple past tense and past participle of establish

Adjective

established (comparative more established, superlative most established)

1. Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
2. Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 731:

     Anglicanism did manage to strengthen its position in the southern English American colonies after Charles II's restoration (even in cosmopolitan New York), gaining established status in six out of the eventual thirteen.

3. (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

Synonyms

• estd. (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• established church
• long-established
• well-established

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m?t?d/
• Hyphenation: lim?it?ed

Verb

limited

1. simple past tense and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

   There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

   I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

Synonyms

• finite

Antonyms

• endless
• infinite
• unlimited

Derived terms

• feature-limited
• limited-stop
• time-limited

Related terms

• limitedly
• limitedness

See also

• Ltd.

Translations

Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

References

• limited on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delimit, melitid