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lim⋅i⋅tes

  [lim-i-teez]
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–noun
pl. of limes.

li⋅mes

  [lahy-mees]
–noun, plural lim⋅i⋅tes  [lim-i-teez] .
1. a boundary, esp. the fortified border or frontier of a country.
2. (initial capital letter) Siegfried line.
3. an ancient Roman frontier fortification.
Origin:
1530–40; < L līmes; see limit
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li·mes   (lī'mēz)   
n.   pl. lim·i·tes (lĭm'ĭ-tēz')
A fortified boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.

[Latin līmes, līmit-.]
lim·i·tes   (lĭm'ĭ-tēz')   
n.  Plural of limes.
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Medical Dictionary

limes li·mes (lī'mēz)
n. pl. lim·i·tes (lĭm'ĭ-tēz')
Abbr. L
A boundary, limit, or threshold.

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lime   (līm)  Pronunciation Key 
A white, lumpy, caustic powder made of calcium oxide sometimes mixed with other chemicals. It is made industrially by heating limestone, bones, or shells. Lime is used as an industrial alkali, in waste treatment, and in making glass, paper, steel, insecticides, and building plaster. It is also added to soil to lower its acidity.
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