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limitation

noun

lim·​i·​ta·​tion ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce limitation (audio)
1
: an act or instance of limiting
2
: the quality or state of being limited
3
: something that limits : restraint
4
: a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts
limitational adjective

Example Sentences

a law aimed at the limitation of federal power They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available.
Recent Examples on the Web The limitation was abolished once the Reagan administration took power and Claybrook exited. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 There’s no limitation on college or pro, offense or defense. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 And the once-per-year rollover limitation doesn’t apply to this one. Leonard Sloane, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 For many of you, this bad habit seems to be your addiction to limitation. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The first forbids the restriction or limitation of a mother’s right to breastfeed in places that are open to the public. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than aim for greatness, then, Alpert asks us to accept that frustration and limitation are inescapable—and sometimes beneficial or beautiful—parts of human life. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 This rueful sense of difference and limitation erodes as a more toxic narrative emerges. Rebecca Steinitz, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 People sometimes think that a cage is given from birth, while the ability to fly is a limitation to having a good life in that cage. Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of limitation was in the 15th century

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