de·lim·it
(dĭ-lĭm′ĭt) also de·lim·i·tate (-ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. de·lim·it·ed,
de·lim·it·ing,
de·lim·its also
de·lim·i·tat·ed or
de·lim·i·tat·ing or
de·lim·i·tates To establish the limits or boundaries of; demarcate.
[French délimiter, from Latin dēlīmitāre : dē-, de- + līmitāre, to limit (from līmes, līmit-, boundary line).]
de·lim′i·ta′tion n.
de·lim′i·ta′tive adj.
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| Adj. | 1. | delimited - having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"finite - bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent |
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