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36 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• limbo n. (Roman Catholicism) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably…
• limbo n. (By extension) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved…
• limbo n. (Slang, archaic) A lockup or jail cell.
• limbo n. A dance in which dancers take turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with…
• limbo v. To dance in this way.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Finnish
  • limbo n. Limbo (dance with bar that is lowered).
• Middle english
  • limbo n. Alternative form of lymbo.
  • Limbo n. Alternative form of lymbo.

— English words, defined in German —

• limbo S. Mittelalterliche katholische Theologie: spekulativer Aufenthaltsort der Seelen, die vom Himmel ausgeschlossen…
• limbo S. Übertragen: ein Ort oder Zustand des Vergessens, der Nichtbeachtung oder der andauernden Unsicherheit;…
• limbo S. Ein Tanz aus der Karibik, aufgeführt unterhalb einer waagrechten Stange, die immer niedriger gelegt wird.

— English words, defined in French —

• limbo n. (Religion) Limbes (Au pluriel) (1,2).
• limbo n. (Indénombrable) Limbo.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• limbo s. Limbo.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• limbo s. Limbo.

— In Dutch —

• limbo n. (Religie) (rooms-katholiek) plaats voor de zielen van mensen…
• limbo n. (Figuurlijk) aparte tussenpositie die men krijgt toebedeeld.
• limbo n. Dans uit Trinidad waarbij men met achterovergebogen lichaam…
• limbo n. (Pejoratief) iemand uit Limburg.

— In French —

• limbo n.m. Sorte de danse où l’on passe en dessous d’un bâton horizontal…
• limbo n.m. Synonyme de fraké.

— In Spanish —

• limbo s. Religión. En la teología católica es el estado o lugar temporal…
• limbo s. Lugar o estado de las cosas que se han olvidado, que se han…

— In Portuguese —

• limbo s. No exterior de algo.
• limbo s. Margem, borda, rebordo.
• limbo s. (Figurado) estado do que se encontra esquecido.
• limbo s. Negligenciado ou indefinido.
• limbo s. (Figurado) condição de dúvida.
• limbo s. Indecisão, incerteza.
• limbo s. (Catolicismo e religião) local que, segundo o catolicismo…
• limbo s. (Cristianismo e religião) lugar onde estão as almas sem batismo…
• limbo s. (Por extensão) perda de memória; esquecimento.
• limbo s. (Astronomia) num astro, a circunferência ou contorno localizado…
• limbo s. (Física) contorno do instrumento cuja medida pode ser circular…
• limbo s. (Informal) local em que são colocadas coisas sem utilidade.

— In Italian —

• limbo s. (Religione), (cristianesimo) luogo ove risiedono coloro che…

55 English words from 8 English definitions

Alternative Any archaic bar between By␣extension can Catholicism cell condition crossing dance dancers enter exist extension form heaven horizontal horizontal␣bar in␣between innocent jail jail␣cell Limbo lockup lowered neglect notably oblivion place results Roman Roman␣Catholicism Slang souls state stick take take␣turns temporarily that that␣is The they this this␣way turns under unresolved until way where which with

41 English words from 28 foreign definitions

algo almas astro bâton che circular contorno Dans der des die estado exterior han Himmel horizontal Informal las Limbo Limburg local Lugar men met num onde Ort passe pode que Religion rooms sem ser Sorte Stange Synonyme temporal Trinidad van vom

94 foreign words from 28 foreign definitions

andauernden aparte Astronomia Aufenthaltsort aufgeführt aus ausgeschlossen batismo borda católica catolicismo circunferência coisas colocadas coloro condição cosas cristianesimo Cristianismo cuja danse dessous dúvida ein einer encontra en␣dessous esquecido esquecimento estão extensão Figurado Figuurlijk Física fraké gelegt iemand immer incerteza Indecisão indefinido Indénombrable instrumento Karibik katholiek katholische krijgt lichaam Limbes localizado l’on lugar luogo Margem medida memória mensen Mittelalterliche Nichtbeachtung niedriger oder olvidado ove Pejoratief perda plaats pluriel Por religião Religie Religión Religione risiedono rooms-katholiek são Seelen segundo spekulativer Tanz Tanz␣aus teología Theologie Übertragen uit Unsicherheit unterhalb utilidade Vergessens voor waagrechten waarbij wird zielen Zustand

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

limbos limboed limboid limbous limboing limbo␣set limbolike limbo␣sets limb␣of␣Satan limb␣of␣the␣law limbokeratoplasty

8 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

climbout climb-out climbouts climb-outs gumbo-limbos gumbo␣limbos mesolimbocortical climb␣on␣the␣bandwagon

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

gumbo-limbo gumbo␣limbo development␣limbo

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Lim -lim- limb Limb MBO

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

BMI mil Mil MIL mil.

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Mobil

13 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

bemoil biloma bombil emboil emboli imboil Imbolc Imbolg limbos mobile Mobile -mobile Umbilo

20 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

bilo Bilo biol biol. blim Blom boil boli Boli limb Limb limo LMBO lobi milo Milo moil Moil OIML olim

23 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bimbo BIMBO dimbo himbo Jimbo kimbo Lambo Lembo limba Limbe limbi limbs Limbs Limbu limby limno- lumbo- mimbo nimbo timbo Wimbo zimbo Zimbo

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

limb Limb limo LMBO

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