Meaning & use
Limit
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The point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.
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There is a strict limit on how many items you can carry through security.
She pushed herself to the limit during the final mile of the marathon.
A note on using this word
In mathematics, "limit" has a precise technical meaning describing the value a function approaches as its input approaches some point.
Words with a similar meaning
boundarymaximumthreshold
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To restrict the size, amount, or extent of something.
The coach decided to limit practice to ninety minutes.
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