liminoid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]liminal + -oid, coined by Victor Turner.
Adjective
[edit]liminoid (not comparable)
- (anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
- A graduation ceremony might be regarded as liminal, while a rock concert might be understood to be liminoid.