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limitation
English
Etymology
Latin limitatio.
Morphologically limit +? -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?m??te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
limitation (countable and uncountable, plural limitations)
- The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
- A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
- An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
- (law) 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.
Synonyms
- (time period): prescription
Antonyms
- limitlessness
Derived terms
- limitational
- statute of limitations
Related terms
- limitative
Translations
References
- limitation at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- militation
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.mi.ta.sj??/
Noun
limitation f (plural limitations)
- limitation (action of limiting)
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diminishing
English
Adjective
diminishing (comparative more diminishing, superlative most diminishing)
- becoming smaller
Derived terms
- law of diminishing returns
Translations
Verb
diminishing
- present participle of diminish
Noun
diminishing (plural diminishings)
- A diminishment.
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