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Word: Delimit
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French délimiter, from Latin delimitare, from de- ‘down, completely’ + limitare (from limes, limit- ‘boundary, limit’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
diːˈlɪmɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈlɪmɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
determine the limits or boundaries of
Short Definition:determine limits or boundaries of
Examples:- agreements delimiting fishing zones
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