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limitation

[ lim-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun

a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
something that limits; a limit or bound; restriction: an arms limitation; a limitation on imports.
the act of limiting.
the state of being limited.
Law. the assignment, as by statute, of a period of time within which an action must be brought, or the period of time assigned: a statute of limitations.

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RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

limit switch, limit-cycle, limit-state design, limitarian, limitary, limitation, limitative, limited, limited company, limited edition, limited liability

Origin of limitation

1350–1400; Middle English lymytacion < Latin līmitātiōn- (stem of līmitātiō) a bounding, equivalent to līmitāt(us) (past participle of līmitāre to enclose within boundaries; see limit, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Related formsnon·lim·i·ta·tion, noun
Can be confusedlimit limitation
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British Dictionary definitions for limitations

limitation

/ (ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

something that limits a quality or achievement
the act of limiting or the condition of being limited
law a certain period of time, legally defined, within which an action, claim, etc, must be commenced
property law a restriction upon the duration or extent of an estate
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Word Origin and History for limitations

limitation

n.

late 14c., from Old French limitacion and directly from Latin limitationem (nominative limitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of limitare (see limit (v.)). Phrase statute of limitations attested by 1768.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper