noun
limes
LUH-ih-meez
noun
1
A fortified frontier line or border, especially of the ancient Roman Empire.
"The limes marked the northern edge of Roman Britain."
How to Use Limes
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA historical/archaeological term for a fortified border, especially Roman ones.
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Word Forms
limites plural
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Etymology
From Latin līmes ("boundary, frontier"); a doublet of the English word limit.