limes
English
/ˈlʌɪmiːz/, /lʌɪmz/
noun
Definitions
- A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līmes (border, limit, any path road, hence a boundary, boundary line wall, a cross-path balk between fields).
Origin
Latin
līmes
Gloss
border, limit, any path road, hence a boundary, boundary line wall, a cross-path balk between fields
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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