liminal

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Synonyms: luminal, limital, laminal, viminal, limina

Antonyms: luminal, limital, laminal, viminal, limina

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Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to an [[entrance]] or [[threshold]]. {{defdate|from late 19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|anthropology|literary theory}} Pertaining to or in a state that is [[in-between]] or transitional between two (or more) other states, while belonging to neither; pertaining to or in a state such as to be neither definitively ''in'' a particular other state or category nor definitively ''outside'' it.
3. Of or pertaining to a [[beginning#Noun|beginning]] or [[first]] [[stage#Noun|stage]] of a [[process#Noun|process]]. {{defdate|from late 19th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|informal|aesthetic}} Of an empty environment that evokes a [[surreal]] blend of [[nostalgia]], comfort, and [[unease]]; see [[liminal space]].

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