Delimiting

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  • v. Present participle of delimit.
  • adj. that serves to delimit
  • Word Usage
    "In a great many languages composition is confined to what we may call the delimiting function, that is, of the two or more compounded elements one is given a more precisely qualified significance by the others, which contribute nothing to the formal build of the sentence."
    Verb Form
    delimited    delimiting    delimits   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    limit    circumscribe    confine   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    specify    define    delineate    delimit