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limited

/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/
verb
  1. To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

    "I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight."

  2. To have a limit in a particular set.

    "The sequence limits on the point a."

  3. To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.

    "a limiting friar"

noun
  1. An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

adjective
  1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

  2. Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.

    "I have a limited understanding of quantum physics."

Synonymsfinite
Antonymsendless, infinite, unlimited

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