Definitions
A boundary or maximum; also to restrict.
Word origin
From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from oblique stem of Latin līmes, līmit- (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”). Displaced native Old English ġemǣre. Doublet of limes.
Used in a sentence
“There are several existing limits to executive power.”
“Two drinks is my limit tonight.”
“It is the conductor which communicates to the inhabitants of regions beyond its limit […]”
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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Boundary”5 letters
02“Maximum allowed”5 letters
03“Farthest point or maximum”5 letters
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