limitative
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of limitative
From the Medieval Latin word līmitātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See limitation, -ive
Example Sentences
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But these two forces, the me and the not-me, are reciprocally limitative.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
It is argued by those opposed to us that that is a restrictive provision, a limitative provision, on the doctrine “inclusio unius fit exclusio alterius.”
From Bilingualism Address delivered before the Quebec Canadian Club, at Quebec, Tuesday, March 28th, 1916 by N. A. (Napoléon-Antoine) Belcourt
The conception of a noumenon, considered as merely problematical, is, however, not only admissible, but, as a limitative conception of sensibility, absolutely necessary.
From The Critique of Pure Reason by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
There would result permanent consciousness or non-consciousness, or else limitative restriction to either.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by George Thibaut
The conception of a noumenon is therefore merely a limitative conception and therefore only of negative use.
From The Critique of Pure Reason by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
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