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Liminal vs Limited - What's the difference?

liminal | limited |

As adjectives the difference between liminal and limited

is that liminal is of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance while limited is with certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

As a verb limited is

(limit).

liminal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance.
  • Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process; inceptive; inchoative; marginal.
  • Quotations

    * 1888 , , Outlines of psychology , p. 114: *: Every stimulus must reach a certain intensity before any appreciable sensation results. This point is known as the threshold or liminal intensity. * 1999 , Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead , p. 209: *: Second, spaces such as the threshold of a door are “liminal ,” lying between otherwise defined areas without belonging to either of them.

    Derived terms

    * liminality * liminary * subliminal * superliminal

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    limited

    Verb

    (head)
  • (limit)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
  • *
  • Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

    Synonyms

    * finite

    Antonyms

    * unlimited * infinite * endless

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