limitation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a principle that limits the extent of something
  2. noun the quality of being limited or restricted
  3. noun the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.

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Synonyms

restriction

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