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lim·i·trophe
\ˈliməˌtrōf\ adjective
Etymology: French, from Late Latin limitrophus set apart to furnish subsistence to troops stationed on the frontiers, irregular from Latin limit-, limes boundary, limit + Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish — more at limb, atrophy
1. : situated on a border or frontier : adjacent, neighboring
< disputes between limitrophe powers — Contemporary Review >
< this territory is limitrophe to the Union — A.J.Bruwer >
2. : marginal, incipient, borderline
< limitrophe plasmolysis > |