Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of filing or polishing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of filing or polishing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of filing or polishing.

Etymologies

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Latin limatus, past participle of limare to file, from lima file: compare French limation.

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Examples

  • Yet when allahs little helpers are dishing out the hurt the bBC makes sure damage limation is a must.

    OPEN THREAD. 2009

  • I found it interesting that you can overcome this limation of C# and use a Cdecl delegate, but it turns out that you don't have to.

    random($foo) 2009

  • Child Care Tax Credit CCTC: Is there an income limation for the CCTC?

    Color of Money Live 2011

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