"lymbo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈlimbɔː/ Forms: limbo [alternative], Limbo [alternative], Lymbo [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin limbō, ablative of limbus, in the expression in limbō (“on the edge”). Compare limbus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|limbō}} Latin limbō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lymbo
  1. (Late Middle English) limbo (waiting place for souls) Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Afterlife, Christianity, Theology Synonyms: limbus

Alternative forms

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