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limes

American

[lahy-mees] / ˈlaɪ mis /

noun

plural

limites

a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
(initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
an ancient Roman frontier fortification.

limes British

/ ˈlaɪmiːz /

noun

the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire

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Etymology

Origin of limes

1530–40; < Latin līmes; see limit

Example Sentences

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I was addicted to reading the food scenes—the Christmas feast that the March girls bring to the Hummels, the illicit pickled limes Amy sucks on at school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

I also have an olive oil from Puglia that has lemons and limes in it, it's not just a flavored oil and I had a case of it in Puglia so I keep that there.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

In short: Vice President Kamala Harris, thrust on Sunday into a brighter limelight — more on limes later — after President Biden quit the presidential race and endorsed her, is having a digital cultural moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

“Tell me all about it. Are limes the fashion now? It used to be pricking bits of rubber to make balls.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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