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prelimit

American

[pree-lim-it] / priˈlɪm ɪt /

verb (used with object)

to limit within bounds beforehand.

The chairman prelimited his speech to 10 minutes.

Other Word Forms

prelimitation

noun

Etymology

Origin of prelimit

First recorded in 1630–40; pre- + limit

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