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lim·it·ing
(lĭm′ĭ-tĭng)adj.
1. Acting as a limit.
2. Grammar Restricting the range of application of the noun modified.
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limiting
(ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ)adj
restricting or tending to restrict
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lim•it•ing
(ˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ)adj.
1. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.
2. (of an adjective or other modifier) serving to restrict, rather than describe, the word it modifies, as this in this room or certain in a certain person. Compare descriptive (def. 2a).
[1570–80]
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| Noun | 1. | limiting - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar restrictiveness - a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat') apposition - a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition" |
| Adj. | 1. | limiting - restricting the scope or freedom of action restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" |
| 2. | limiting - strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" |
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