## Meanings
1. The greatest amount of something that is allowed or possible.
2. A point or line that cannot or should not be passed.
3. The furthest edge or boundary of an area.

## Examples
- There is a limit on how much you can bet.
- There are clear limits to the president's power.
- The farm marks the limit of the town.

## Synonyms
- bound
- boundary
- limitation
- restriction
- rim
- threshold

## Derived Forms
- antilimit
- colimit
- limitable
- limital
- limitarian
- limitation
- limitive
- limitless
- lintel
- overlimit
- prelimit
- self-limiting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: limit
- Root: līmes

## Etymology
From Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”). Displaced native Old English ġemǣre. Doublet of limes.

## AI Etymology
Limit comes from Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes (“a cross-path or balk between fields, hence a boundary, boundary line or wall, any path or road, border, limit”). Displaced native Old English ġemǣre. Doublet of limes.

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