limiting — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A limitation.

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   After the discoveries of criticism, the new reverence for the Bible will teach one thing, and that namely which has been my theme, — how much deeper the truth that is in Christ lies than the errors and limitings of the understanding […]

Adjective

1. restricting the scope or freedom of action

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   confiningconstrainingconstrictiverestricting

2. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

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   the restrictive clause in ‘Each made a list of the books that had influenced him’ limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause

Noun

1. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

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   modificationqualifying

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   grammatical relation