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li⋅man
[li-mahn, -man] 
–noun Geology.
| 1. | a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit. |
| 2. | an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river. |
Origin:
1855–60; < Russ limán estuary, coastal salt lake < Turk or Crimean Tatar < MGk liménion, liménas (cf. Gk lim
n harbor)
1855–60; < Russ limán estuary, coastal salt lake < Turk or Crimean Tatar < MGk liménion, liménas (cf. Gk lim
n harbor)
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Liman
Li"man\ (l[imac]"man), n. [F. limon, fr. L. limus slime.] The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime.
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