limited

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English

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

Verb

limited

  1. simple past and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

  1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:
      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.
  2. Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.
    I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

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Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

  1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

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