English

Etymology
From Latin liminalis, from limen, "threshold", + -alis, adjective ending

Adjective
liminal

1. Pertaining to a threshold or entrance.
2. Relating to a beginning or first stage of a process; inceptive; inchoative; marginal; insignificant.

1999: Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead, p. 209
:Second, spaces such as the threshold of a door are �liminal,� lying between otherwise defined areas without belonging to either of them.

Related terms
liminality
liminary
limit
subliminal

References
R:Century 1911

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