limes

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlʌɪmiːz/

Noun

limes (plural limites)

1. A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 92:

     Their presence in the late fourth century on the River Main (immediately to the east of the Roman limes) is documented in Roman sources, as are their wars with the Alemanni.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /lʌɪmz/

Noun

1. plural form of lime

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