limen
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mən Origin:
1890–95; < Latin līmen
1890–95; < Latin līmen
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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; < Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake < Turkish or Crimean Tatar < Medieval Greek liménion, liménas (compare Greek limḗn harbor)
1855–60; < Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake < Turkish or Crimean Tatar < Medieval Greek liménion, liménas (compare Greek limḗn harbor)
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limen li·men (lī'mən)
n. pl. li·mens or lim·i·na (lĭm'ə-nə)
The threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
The external opening of a canal; an entrance.
lim'i·nal (lĭm'ə-nəl) adj.
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Mature magnolia and pine trees shad eth es ite, comp limen ted by mature plan tings.
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