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单词 no-limit
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no-limitadj.

Brit. /nəʊˈlɪmɪt/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈlɪmᵻt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., limit n.
Etymology: < no adj. + limit n.
Designating or relating to an activity in which no limits are stipulated.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [adjective] > played for high stakes
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1915 Munsey's Mag. 54 485/1 Poker game tonight... We'll have a real game this time—a no-limit game.
1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xv. 110 Play on the no-limit table was completed.
1992 Economist 7 Mar. 8/1 Your otherwise excellent piece on saving Venice omits a need vital to depolluting that marvellous city: immediate establishment of frequent, no-limit pigeon shoots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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