Liminal Definition
lĭmə-nəl
adjective
Of or at the limen, or threshold.
Webster's New World
At a boundary or transitional point between two conditions, stages in a process, ways of life, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Liminal
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From Latin liminalis, from limen, "threshold", + -alis, adjective ending
From Wiktionary
Latin līmen, līmin- threshold –al
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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