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Meaning of 'limbus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Limbus [ n.]
- An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
- Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.
- A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.

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lim lim naea lima lima/on limaceous limacina limaille liman limation limature

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