limes
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ˈlʌɪmiːz/
(UK)
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/ˈlʌɪmiːz/ (UK) · /lʌɪmz/ (UK)
Definition of limes
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
“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.”
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noun
-
A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
“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.”
- (form-of, plural)plural of lime
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin līmes. Doublet of limit.
Words you can make from limes
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2 words4-letter words
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14 words2-letter words
8 wordsHooks
3 extensions · 3 front
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