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limbo[1,noun] limbo[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹lim·bo
Pronunciation: lim-b
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural limbos
Etymology: Middle English limbo "a place for souls," derived from Latin limbus (same meaning), from earlier limbus "border"
1 often capitalized : a place for souls (as of unbaptized infants) believed to be barred from heaven through no fault of their own
2 a : a place or state of being held or forgotten b : a middle place or state

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