Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Confined or restricted within certain limits.
- adjective Not attaining the highest goals or achievement.
- adjective Having only mediocre talent or range of ability.
- adjective Having governmental or ruling powers restricted by enforceable limitations, as a constitution or a legislative body.
- adjective Of or relating to a limited company.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being transportation facilities, such as trains or buses, that make few stops and carry relatively few passengers.
- noun A limited train or bus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed.
- Allotted or appointed.
- In railroading, restricted as to number of cars (weight), or to the carrying of first-class passengers: said of a train.
- noun A limited express-train: as, the Chicago limited.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted.
- adjective [Eng.] a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
limit . - adjective With certain (often specified)
limits placed upon it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a specific function or scope
- adjective mediocre
- adjective not unlimited
- adjective including only a part
- adjective small in range or scope
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- adjective subject to limits or subjected to limits
- adjective not excessive
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Examples
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But I can speak from experience as to how a term limited to notions of "Islamic fundamentalism" for the just protection of terrorist victims can fail us all.
Maytha Alhassen: From 9/11 To 8/22: My Arab-American Muslim Father Was A Victim Of American Terrorism Maytha Alhassen 2011
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Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary, the one that the Founders knew, illustrates its definition of "limited" with the phrase "limited monarchy," and, in so doing, reminds us that limiting monopolies was a key way in which British jurists checked the powers of their king.
Lewis Hyde: Hold the Line: Stop Copyright Rendition! Lewis Hyde 2011
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The term limited Speaker is a good humored wordsmith, almost always willing to engage and banter with us.
Craig Alan Silverman: The Time Limited Power of Andrew Romanoff 2010
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The term limited Speaker is a good humored wordsmith, almost always willing to engage and banter with us.
Craig Alan Silverman: The Time Limited Power of Andrew Romanoff 2010
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In other words, prepare yourself to see the term limited release attached on some level to the US plans for ‘Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus’.
Effing-A, Man! Will Gilliam EVER Catch a Break? | We Are Movie Geeks 2009
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KING: It's a bit early for this question, but what happens to the term limited governor of Montana when he's done?
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KING: It's a bit early for this question, but what happens to the term limited governor of Montana when he's done?
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My son, Paul Vallone, is running to replace the term limited Tony Avella in the 19th District, Queens County.
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While both groups give lip service to the term limited government and use the same "conservative" label, they are very different creatures.
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The term limited State Rep-tile Barrett believes she has a chance.
Dem Split: Barrett Challenges Kearney Nathaniel Livingston 2005
gangerh commented on the word limited
If there is a genuine limit to what you are offering or the number of people who can have it, it's worth making a big deal about that. Scarcity is an important marketing tool.
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July 23, 2009