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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), n. [From L. limes, limitis: cf.
F. limite; -or from E. limit, v. See Limit, v. t.]
1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or
confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent;
as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the
limits of human knowledge or endeavor.
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As eager of the chase, the maid
Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed. --Pope.
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2. The space or thing defined by limits.
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The archdeacon hath divided it
Into three limits very equally. --Shak.
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3. That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period
itself; the full time or extent.
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The dateless limit of thy dear exile. --Shak.
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The limit of your lives is out. --Shak.
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4. A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
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I prithee, give no limits to my tongue. --Shak.
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5. (Logic & Metaph.) A determining feature; a distinguishing
characteristic; a differentia.
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6. (Math.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one
continually approaches, and may differ from it by less
than any given difference, but to which, under the law of
variation, the variable can never become exactly
equivalent.
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Elastic limit. See under Elastic.

Prison limits, a definite, extent of space in or around a
prison, within which a prisoner has liberty to go and
come.

Syn: Boundary; border; edge; termination; restriction; bound;
confine.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Limit \Lim"it\, v. i.
To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited
region; as, a limiting friar. [Obs.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limited; p.
pr. & vb. n. Limiting.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr.
limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E.
eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]
To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate,
circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit
the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to
limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of
a word.
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Limiting parallels (Astron.), those parallels of latitude
between which only an occultation of a star or planet by
the moon, in a given case, can occur.
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WordNet Limit
n 1: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was
beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit
of his ability" [syn: bounds, boundary]
2: final or latest limiting point [syn: terminus ad quem, {terminal
point}]
3: the boundary of a specific area [syn: demarcation, {demarcation
line}]
4: as far as something can go
5: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the
independent variable approaches infinity [syn: {limit
point}, point of accumulation]
6: the greatest amount of something that is possible or
allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it
is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" [syn: limitation]
v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with
your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, bound,
confine, throttle]
2: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a
day" [syn: circumscribe, confine]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, fix]

Moby Dictionary
Thule , Ultima Thule , abate , accommodation , acme , adjust to , all ,
alter , apex , apogee , appoint , area , assign , assuage , bar , be into ,
be strong in , bitter end , border , border line , bottom dollar ,
bound , boundary , boundary condition , boundary line , bounds , bourn ,
box , box in , box up , break boundary , breakoff point , bridle , brim ,
brink , brow , burden , butt , butt end , cap , capacity , caution ,
ceiling , channel , check , circumscribe , circumscription , climax ,
cloud nine , compass , condition , confine , confinement , confines ,
constrict , contain , content , continence , contract , copyright ,
cordage , cramp , crest , crown , culmen , culmination , curb , cutoff ,
cutoff point , deadline , define , delimit , delimitate , delimitation ,
determinant , determine , diminish , discipline , district , divide ,
division line , draw in , draw the line , edge , enclose , end , enough ,
environs , extent , extreme , extreme limit , extremity , fag end ,
farthest bound , feature , finish , fix , floor , focus , follow ,
frontier , go in , go in for , guide , heaven , heavens , hedge ,
hedge about , height , hem , hem in , high noon , high-water mark ,
highest degree , highest pitch , highest point , hinder ,
hold in check , inhibit , interface , it , joke , jumping-off place ,
keep from spreading , keep within bounds , leaven , lessen , limen ,
limitation , limiting factor , limits , line , line of demarcation ,
localize , low-water mark , lower limit , major in , march , margin ,
mark , mark out , maximum , measure , meridian , mete , minor in ,
mitigate , moderate , moderation , modify , modulate , mountaintop ,
narrow , ne plus ultra , nib , no place higher , noon , nth degree ,
outrage , palliate , patent , peak , perimeter , periphery , pinch ,
pinnacle , pitch , point , pole , poundage , precincts , prescribe ,
prescription , proscription , purlieus , pursue , qualification ,
qualify , quantity , quarter , reduce , region , register , regulate by ,
restrain , restraint , restrict , restriction , ridge , rim , room ,
scant , season , separate , set , set conditions , set limits ,
seventh heaven , sky , snape , soften , space , specialize ,
specialize in , spire , stand , start , starting line , starting point ,
stint , stowage , straiten , stub , stump , summit , surprise , surround ,
tag , tag end , tail , tail end , taper , target date , temper , term ,
terminal date , termination , terminus , territory , the last straw ,
the limit , the whole , threshold , tighten , time allotment , tip ,
tip-top , tonnage , too much , top , upmost , upper extremity ,
upper limit , uppermost , utmost , utmost extent , uttermost , verge ,
vertex , very top , volume , zenith , zone