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limbo (
n.1) "
region supposed to exist on the border of Hell" reserved for pre-Christian saints (
Limbus patrum) and unbaptized infants (
Limbus infantum);"
c.1300, from
L. limbo, ablative of
limbus "
edge, border" (see
LIMB (
Cf. limb) (2)). It emerged from Latin in the ablative form from frequent use in phrases such as
in limbo (patrum),
etc. Figurative sense of "
condition of neglect or oblivion" is from 1640s.
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limbo (2) dance in which the dancer bends backward and passes under a bar, 1956, of W.Indian origin, probably an alteration of
LIMBER (
Cf. limber).
Etymology dictionary.
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Limbo — Семантика: Конкурентное программирование Появился в: 1995 Автор(ы): Шон Дорвард, Фил Винтерботтом, Роб Пайк Типизация данных: строгая Испытал влияние: C … Википедия
Limbo — • A word of Teutonic derivation, meaning literally hem or border, as of a garment, or anything joined on Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Limbo Limbo … Catholic encyclopedia
Limbo — Lim bo (l[i^]m b[ o]), Limbus Lim bus (l[i^]m b[u^]s), n. [L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. {Limb} border.] 1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbo — lim‧bo [ˈlɪmbəʊ ǁ boʊ] noun be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is not clear what will happen next: • Investors in the shares have been left in limbo since the market tailed off. * * * limbo UK US /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ noun [U] ► an… … Financial and business terms
limbo — m. anat. Borde. Medical Dictionary. 2011. limbo borde, ribete Diccionario ilustrad … Diccionario médico
limbo — limbo, estar en el limbo expr. no saber, ignorar, no estar al tanto. ❙ «Estar tonto: estar en Babia, estar en el limbo.» DTE. ❙ «...está en el limbo desde hace más de diez años...» Luis Mateo Díez, El expediente del náufrago, RAE CREA. ❙ «Estuve… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
limbo — (Del lat. limbus). 1. m. Lugar o seno donde, según la Biblia, estaban detenidas las almas de los santos y patriarcas antiguos esperando la redención del género humano. 2. Lugar adonde, según la doctrina tradicional cristiana, van las almas de… … Diccionario de la lengua española
limbo — Ⅰ. limbo [1] ► NOUN 1) (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ. 2) an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution. ORIGIN from Latin limbus hem, border,… … English terms dictionary
limbo — s. m. Dança, originária de Trindade e Tobago (América Central), em que o executante dança e tenta passar por baixo de uma vara horizontal, cuja altura em relação ao solo vai diminuindo. ‣ Etimologia: inglês limbo limbo s. m. 1. Orla, borda,… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
limbo — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: religión Según la Biblia, lugar donde los Patriarcas y las personas buenas antiguas esperaban la redención de Cristo. 2. Área: religión Según algunos teólogos católicos, lugar adonde van las almas de los niños que… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
limbo — limbo1 [lim′bō] n. pl. for 2 & 3 limbos [ME < L, abl. of limbus, edge, border (in in limbo, in or on the border) < IE * (s)lemb , to hand down: see LIMP1] 1. [usually L ] in some Christian theologies, the eternal abode or state, neither… … English World dictionary
