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- [lim-boh]
- /ˈlɪm boʊ/
- /ˈlɪm.bəʊ/
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- [lim-boh]
- /ˈlɪm boʊ/
Definitions of limbo word
- noun plural limbo (often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs) 1
- noun plural limbo a place or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date: My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams. 1
- noun plural limbo an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place. 1
- noun plural limbo a place or state of imprisonment or confinement. 1
- noun plural limbo a dance from the West Indies, originally for men only, in which the dancer bends backward from the knees and moves with a shuffling step under a horizontal bar that is lowered after each successive pass. 1
- noun limbo (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ's coming. 1
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Origin of limbo
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English, from Medieval Latin phrase in limbō on hell's border (Latin: on the edge), equivalent to in on + limbō, ablative of limbus edge, border (L), place bordering on hell (ML); see limbus1
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Parts of speech for Limbo
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
limbo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limbo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limbo
noun limbo
- oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- nothingness — the state of being nothing.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- siberia — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- demilitarized zone — an area from which military presence or function has been removed
Antonyms for limbo
noun limbo
- certitude — Certitude is the same as certainty.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- sureness — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
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