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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lim·i·trophe ETYMOLOGY French, from Late Latin limitrophus bordering upon, literally, providing subsistence for frontier troops, irregular from Latin limit-, limes boundary + Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish DATE 1763 : situated on a border or frontier : adjacent the area limitrophe to the river Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lim·i·trophe \ˈliməˌtrōf\ adjective Etymology: French, from Late Latin limitrophus set apart to furnish subsistence to troops stationed on the frontiers, irregular from Latin limit-, limes boundary, limit + Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish — more at limb , atrophy 1. : situated on a border or frontier : adjacent , neighboring < disputes between limitrophe powers — Contemporary Review > < this territory is limitrophe to the Union — A.J.Bruwer > 2. : marginal , incipient , borderline < limitrophe plasmolysis > |
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