Friday, February 27, 2015

LIMBO

WORD: LIMBO

MEANING:
1. (often cap.) a region on the border of hell or heaven in Roman Catholic teaching, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ.
2. a place or state of oblivion for persons or things cast aside, forgotten, or out of date.
3. an intermediate, transitional, or midway state or place.
4. a place or state of imprisonment or confinement.
5. midpoint, dividing line

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cricket: Srinivasan in limbo as IPL probe extended
2. The bill remained in limbo for a long time.

PRONOUNCE:
lim•bo - लिम्बो

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