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  Limbo \Lim"bo\ (l[i^]m"b[-o]), Limbus \Lim"bus\ (l[i^]m"b[u^]s),
     n. [L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. Limb
     border.]
     1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain
        classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment.
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              As far from help as Limbo is from bliss. --Shak.
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              A Limbo large and broad, since called
              The Paradise of fools.                --Milton.
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     Note: The limbus patrum was considered as a place for the
           souls of good men who lived before the coming of our
           Savior. The limbus infantium was said to be a similar
           place for the souls of unbaptized infants. To these was
           added, in the popular belief, the limbus fatuorum, or
           fool's paradise, regarded as a receptacle of all vanity
           and nonsense.
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     2. Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or
        confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.
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     3. Hence: A state of waiting, or uncertainty, in which final
        judgment concerning the outcome of a decision is
        postponed, perhaps indefinitely; neglect for an indefinite
        time; as, the proposal was left in limbo while opponents
        and proponents refused to compromise.
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     4. (Anat.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.
        [1913 Webster]

  Limbo \Lim"bo\ (l[i^]m"b[-o]), n. [Jamaican E. limba to bend,
     fr. E. limber (1950) --MW10]
     A West Indian dance contest, in which participants must dance
     under a pole which is lowered successively until only one
     participant can successfully pass under, without falling. It
     is often performed at celebrations, such as weddings.
     [PJC]

  Limbo \Lim"bo\ (l[i^]m"b[-o]), Limbus \Lim"bus\ (-b[u^]s), n.
     [L. limbus border, edge, in limbo on the border. Cf. Limb
     border.]
     1. (Scholastic Theol.) An extramundane region where certain
        classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
  
              As far from help as Limbo is from bliss. --Shak.
  
              A Limbo large and broad, since called The Paradise
              of fools.                             --Milton.
  
     Note: The limbus patrum was considered as a place for the
           souls of good men who lived before the coming of our
           Savior. The limbus infantium was said to be a similar
           place for the souls of unbaptized infants. To these was
           added, in the popular belief, the limbus fatuorum, or
           fool's paradise, regarded as a receptacle of all vanity
           and nonsense.
  
     2. Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or
        confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.

  limbo
       n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn: oblivion]
       2: an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
       3: (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but
          innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous
          individuals)

  limbo
     Dutch alt.
     #English, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion
  which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
     Dutch n.
     #English, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion
  which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
     Dutch n.
     #English, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist.
     Dutch n.
     #English, the low-dancing game below a bar
     Dutch alt.
     (l nl Limbo)
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl colloquial) A Limburger, a person from Limburg.
     Finnish n.
     #English (gloss: dance with bar that is lowered)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm lymbo)
     Spanish n.
     1 (lb es Roman Catholic theology) (l en limbo) (gloss: the place
  where innocent souls exist)
     2 (l en limbo) (gloss: an in-between place)
     3 (lb es botany) blade, edge
     4 (lb es astronomy) limb

  Limbo
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm lymbo)
     n.
     (alternative case form of en limbo t=a type#Noun type of
  antisubmarine mortar#Noun mortar install#Verb installed on naval
  vessel#Noun vessels)

  limbo
     alt.
     (lb en transitive rare) To place#Verb (someone or something) in an
  in-between place, or condition#Noun or state#Noun, of neglect#Noun or
  oblivion which result#Verb in deadlock#Noun, delay#Noun, or some other
  unresolved status.
     n.
     1 (senseid en Roman Catholicism)(lb en Roman Catholicism uncountable)
  The place#Noun, thought to be on the edge#Noun of the bottomless pit of
  Hell, where the soul#Noun of innocent#Adjective deceased#Adjective
  person#Noun exist temporarily until they can enter#Verb heaven,
  specifically those of the saint#Noun who die#Verb before the advent of
  Jesus Christ (who occupy the ''limbo patrum'' or limbo of the patriarchs
  or father#Noun) and those of unbaptized infant#Noun (who occupy the
  ''limbo infantum'' or limbo of the infants); (lb en countable) the place
  where each category of souls exists, regard#Verb separately. (from 15th
  c.)
     2 (lb en by extension)
     3 # (lb en countable uncountable) ''Chiefly preceded by''
  '''in#Preposition''': any in-between place, or condition#Noun or
  state#Noun, of neglect#Noun or oblivion which result#Verb in
  deadlock#Noun, delay#Noun, or some other unresolved status. (from mid
  17th c.)
     4 # (lb en slang archaic uncountable) jail#Noun, prison#Noun; (lb en
  countable) a jail cell or lockup. (from late 16th c.)
     5 # (lb en uncountable obsolete) (synonym of en Hades) ''or''
  '''Hell''' (from late 16th c.)
     6 # (lb en uncountable obsolete) (synonym of en pawn t=the state of
  something being hold#Verb held as security for a loan#Noun loan, or as a
  pledge#Noun pledge)
     7 (lb en countable military nautical artillery) A type#Noun of
  antisubmarine mortar#Noun install#Verb on naval vessel#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive rare) To place#Verb (someone or something) in an
  in-between place, or condition#Noun or state#Noun, of neglect#Noun or
  oblivion which result#Verb in deadlock#Noun, delay#Noun, or some other
  unresolved status.
     n.
     (senseid en dance)(lb en dances also attributively) A competitive
  dance#Noun originate from Trinidad and Tobago in which dancers take
  turns to cross#Verb under a horizontal#Adjective bar#Noun while
  bend#Verb backwards#Adverb. The bar is lower#Verb with each round#Noun,
  and the competition is win#Verb by the dancer who pass#Verb under the
  bar in the low#Adjective position#Noun without dislodge it or fall down.
     vb.
     1 (lb en dances) To dance#Verb the limbo#Noun 2 ''(etymology 2, noun
  (senseno en dance))''.
     2 (lb en by extension also figuratively) ''Often followed by''
  '''under#Preposition''': to pass#Verb under something, especially while
  bend#Verb backwards#Adverb.

  Limbo
     n.
     (alternative case form of en limbo t=a type#Noun type of
  antisubmarine mortar#Noun mortar install#Verb installed on naval
  vessel#Noun vessels)

  limbo
     Dutch alt.
     #English, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion
  which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
     Dutch n.
     #English, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion
  which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
     Dutch n.
     #English, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist.
     Dutch n.
     #English, the low-dancing game below a bar
     Dutch alt.
     (l nl Limbo)
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl colloquial) A Limburger, a person from Limburg.
     Finnish n.
     #English (gloss: dance with bar that is lowered)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm lymbo)
     Spanish n.
     1 (lb es Roman Catholic theology) (l en limbo) (gloss: the place
  where innocent souls exist)
     2 (l en limbo) (gloss: an in-between place)
     3 (lb es botany) blade, edge
     4 (lb es astronomy) limb

  Limbo
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm lymbo)
     n.
     (alternative case form of en limbo t=a type#Noun type of
  antisubmarine mortar#Noun mortar install#Verb installed on naval
  vessel#Noun vessels)

  limbo
     Dutch alt.
     #English, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion
  which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
     Dutch n.
     #English, in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion
  which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock.
     Dutch n.
     #English, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist.
     Dutch n.
     #English, the low-dancing game below a bar
     Dutch alt.
     (l nl Limbo)
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl colloquial) A Limburger, a person from Limburg.
     Finnish n.
     #English (gloss: dance with bar that is lowered)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm lymbo)
     Spanish n.
     1 (lb es Roman Catholic theology) (l en limbo) (gloss: the place
  where innocent souls exist)
     2 (l en limbo) (gloss: an in-between place)
     3 (lb es botany) blade, edge
     4 (lb es astronomy) limb

  Limbo
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm lymbo)
     n.
     (alternative case form of en limbo t=a type#Noun type of
  antisubmarine mortar#Noun mortar install#Verb installed on naval
  vessel#Noun vessels)

  limbo
     n.
     1 länsi-intialainen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen
  yhä alemmas asetettavan riman
     2 epävarma välitila eri vaihtoehtojen välillä
     3 epäonnistuminen

  limbo
     n.
     1 länsi-intialainen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen
  yhä alemmas asetettavan riman
     2 epävarma välitila eri vaihtoehtojen välillä
     3 epäonnistuminen

  limbo
     n.
     1 (tagg: religion) enligt inofficiella åsikter inom den katolska
  kyrkan, en del av dödsriket som är ett mellantillstånd mellan himmel och
  helvete
     2 (tagg: text=överfört) tillstånd av ovisshet och förväntan
     3 (tagg: dans) en karibisk dans som går ut på att bakåtböjd, till
  rytmen av musiken ta sig under en ribba utan att vidröra marken med
  någon annan kroppsdel än fötterna

  Limbo
     Tyska n.
     limbo

  limbo
     n.
     1 (tagg: religion) enligt inofficiella åsikter inom den katolska
  kyrkan, en del av dödsriket som är ett mellantillstånd mellan himmel och
  helvete
     2 (tagg: text=överfört) tillstånd av ovisshet och förväntan
     3 (tagg: dans) en karibisk dans som går ut på att bakåtböjd, till
  rytmen av musiken ta sig under en ribba utan att vidröra marken med
  någon annan kroppsdel än fötterna

  Limbo /lˈɪmboː/ 
  limbo 

  Limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  عالم النسيان

  limbo //ˈlɪmboʊ// //ˈlɪmboː// //ˈlɪmbəʊ// 
  преддверие на ада
  place where the souls of innocent deceased people exist temporarily until they can enter heaven

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/ 
  nejistota

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/ 
  zapomnění

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  předpeklí

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  Limbo 

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  Schwebezustand 

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  Vorhölle , Limbus  [relig.]

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  Zwischenstadium , Übergangsstadium 

  limbo //ˈlɪmboʊ// //ˈlɪmboː// //ˈlɪmbəʊ// 
  1. paitsio
  in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion
  2. limbus, välitila
  place where the souls of innocent deceased people exist temporarily until they can enter heaven
  3. Limbo
  type of antisubmarine mortar installed on naval vessels
  4. limbo
  competitive dance in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards

  limbo //ˈlɪmboʊ// //ˈlɪmboː// //ˈlɪmbəʊ// 
  1. ajaa paitsioon
  to place (someone or something) in an in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion
  2. limbota 2.
  to dance the limbo
   3.
  to pass under something, especially while bending backwards

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/ 
  1. अनिश्चित स्थिति
        "The bill remained in limbo for a long time."

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/ 
  1. वेस्ट-इण्डीज का एक नृत्य

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  1. elfeledettség
  2. pokol tornáca
  3. börtön

  limbo //ˈlɪmboʊ// //ˈlɪmboː// //ˈlɪmbəʊ// 
  1. リンボ
  in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion
  2. 辺土, 辺獄
  place where the souls of innocent deceased people exist temporarily until they can enter heaven

  limbo /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ 
    zawieszenie, zapomnienie

  limbo /lˈɪmbəʊ/
  1. (Kat.) (ilah.) vaftiz edilmeden ölen çocuklarla İsa'dan evvel yaşamış olanların ruhlarının bulunduğu yer
  2. istenmeyen veva unutulmuş sey veya kimsenin gönde- rildiği yer veya içinde bulunduğu durum
  3. zindan, hapishane.

  limbo /lˈimbo/
  limb

  limbo /lˈimbo/
  limb

  limbo /lˈimbo/
  limb

  limbo /lˈimbo/ 
  преддверие на ада
  länsi-intialaisperäinen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen yhä alemmas asetettavan riman

  limbo /lˈimbo/ 
  limbo
  länsi-intialaisperäinen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen yhä alemmas asetettavan riman

  limbo /lˈimbo/ 
  limbo
  länsi-intialaisperäinen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen yhä alemmas asetettavan riman

  limbo /lˈimbo/ 
  limbo
  länsi-intialaisperäinen tanssi, jossa osallistujat alittavat vuorotellen yhä alemmas asetettavan riman

  limbo /lˈimbo/
  llimbu  

  limbo /lˈɪmbuː/ 
  1. Limbus, Vorhölle, Fegefeuer, Purgatorium
  del av dödsriket mellan himmel och helvete
  2. Limbo
  karibisk dans

  limbo /lˈɪmbuː/ 
  otchłań
  del av dödsriket mellan himmel och helvete

  
/ˈɫɪmboʊ/

  
/limbo/

  
/ˈlimbo/

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "limbo":
     Abaddon, Gehenna, Hades, Naraka, Pandemonium, Sheol, Tophet,
     avichi, cage, coop, enclosure, hell, in abeyance, infernal regions,
     inferno, jahannan, lower world, nether world, on the shelf, pen,
     penfold, perdition, pinfold, place of confinement,
     place of torment, pound, purgatory, shades below, suspended,
     the abyss, the bottomless pit, the grave, the pit, treading water,
     underworld
  
  

  n.地狱的边缘；监狱

     n. 地狱的边缘,监狱忘却