LIMINAL


Meaning of LIMINAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-mə-n ə l ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin limin-, limen threshold

Date: 1884

1. : of or relating to a sensory threshold

2. : barely perceptible

3. : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between , transitional

in the liminal state between life and death — Deborah Jowitt

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.