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US
/ˈɫɪmətəd, ˈɫɪmɪtɪd/
]
[ UK /lˈɪmɪtɪd/ ]
[ UK /lˈɪmɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- mediocre
- not excessive
- including only a part
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not unlimited
a limited list of choices -
having a specific function or scope
a special (or specific) role in the mission - subject to limits or subjected to limits
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small in range or scope
limited war
a limited success
a limited circle of friends
NOUN
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public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
he caught the express to New York
How To Use limited In A Sentence
- The unit can connect to any video source that has composite video and stereo audio RCA jacks, though the encoded audio is limited to mono.
- The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
- As a book about a nonoperational aircraft, Valkyrie will probably attract only a limited audience within the Air Force community.
- In a field where biological material is limited, experimental cytogenetic techniques often require only a few cells.
- The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
- The area of domination and control that affected me the longest isn't limited to just my small church. Christianity Today
- His food was limited to bread and water.
- With a full tank of fuel, the weight bias shifts rearwards slightly, which helps traction, as does the standard limited slip differential.
- These envision a range of possible outcomes within which the actual future is delimited.
- As for the problem…one wonders if the africanized honeybee is having similar problems or if it is limited to the “domesticated” variety. Bees still alive and buzzing | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
