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Added 9 October 2026

delimit

/dɪˈlɪmɪt/ verb

Latin root: dēlīmitō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about delimit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Determine the essential quality of.
Be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry.
Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.

Origin

From French délimiter, from Late Latin dēlīmitō (“to mark out the limits”), from dē- + līmitō (“to limit, to bound”); see limit.

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