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lim⋅ou⋅sine

[lim-uh-zeen, lim-uh-zeen]

–noun

1.	any large, luxurious automobile, esp. one driven by a chauffeur.

2.	a large sedan or small bus, esp. one for transporting passengers to and from an airport, between train stations, etc.

3.	a former type of automobile having a permanently enclosed compartment for from three to five persons, with a roof projecting forward over the driver's seat in front.

Origin:
1900–05; < F: kind of motorcar, special use of limousine long cloak, so called because worn by the shepherds of Limousin

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lim·ou·sine (lĭm'ə-zēn', lĭm'ə-zēn')

Any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.
A van or small bus used to carry passengers on a regular route, as between an airport and a downtown area.

[French, perhaps after Limousin.]

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