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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslimitant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee-me-tahn
"Les facteurs limitants ont influencé les résultats."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Imposing restrictions or constraints on something.
"The limiting factors in the experiment affected the results significantly."
- 1
Present participle of limit; to set a boundary or restrict.
"She is limiting her intake of sugar for health reasons."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'limiting' originates from the Middle English term 'limiten', derived from the Latin 'limitare', which means 'to bound or restrict'. The evolution of its meaning has shifted from a physical boundary to a more abstract notion of restriction in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Limiting" is said worldwide
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limitant
Transliteration: lee-me-tahn
"Les facteurs limitants ont influencé les résultats."
einschränkend
Transliteration: ain-shren-kend
"Die einschränkenden Faktoren beeinflussten die Ergebnisse."
limitante
Transliteration: lee-mee-tahn-teh
"I fattori limitanti hanno influenzato i risultati."
limitante
Transliteration: lee-mee-tahn-teh
"Los factores limitantes afectaron los resultados."
limitante
Transliteration: lee-mee-tahn-chee
"Os fatores limitantes afetaram os resultados."
सीमित करने वाला
Transliteration: seemit karne wala
"सीमित करने वाले कारक परिणामों को प्रभावित करते हैं।"
限制的
Transliteration: xiànzhì de
"限制因素影响了结果。"
제한적인
Transliteration: jehanjeogin
"제한적인 요인이 결과에 영향을 미쳤습니다."
制限的な
Transliteration: seigenteki na
"制限的な要因が結果に影響を与えました。"
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