limen

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the smallest detectable sensation
  2. noun a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

threshold

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