limen

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limen (psych.) limit below which a stimulus ceases to be perceptible. XIX. — L. līmen, līmin- threshold.
So liminal XIX. Cf. SUBLIMINAL.

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limen

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limen (ly-men) n. (in anatomy) a border or boundary.

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