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lim⋅it⋅ed
[lim-i-tid]
–adjective
| 1. | confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources. |
| 2. | restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution: a limited monarch. |
| 3. | characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow: a rather limited intelligence. |
| 4. | Chiefly British.
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| 5. | (of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route. |
–noun
| 6. | a limited train, bus, etc. |
lim⋅it
[lim-it]
–noun
| 1. | the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision. |
| 2. | a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district. |
| 3. | Mathematics.
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| 4. | limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries: We found them on school limits after hours. |
| 5. | Games. the maximum sum by which a bet may be raised at any one time. |
| 6. | the limit, Informal. something or someone that exasperates, delights, etc., to an extreme degree: You have made errors before, but this is the limit. |
–verb (used with object)
| 7. | to restrict by or as if by establishing limits (usually fol. by to): Please limit answers to 25 words. |
| 8. | to confine or keep within limits: to limit expenditures. |
| 9. | Law. to fix or assign definitely or specifically. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME lymyt < L līmit- (s. of līmes) boundary, path between fields
1325–75; ME lymyt < L līmit- (s. of līmes) boundary, path between fields

Related forms:
lim⋅it⋅a⋅ble, adjective
lim⋅it⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
2. confine, frontier, border. 8. restrain, bound.
2. confine, frontier, border. 8. restrain, bound.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Limited
Lim"it*ed\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[e^]d), a. Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited. Limited company, a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : limited
Spanish:
limitado, restringido,
German:
begrenzt,
Japanese:
限られた
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