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limbo (noun)

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  • limbo — lim‧bo [ˈlɪmbəʊ ǁ boʊ] noun be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is not clear what will happen next: • Investors in the shares have been left in limbo since the market tailed off. * * * limbo UK US /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ noun [U] ► an… …   Financial and business terms

  • limbo — Ⅰ. limbo [1] ► NOUN 1) (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ. 2) an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution. ORIGIN from Latin limbus hem, border,… …   English terms dictionary

  • limbo — noun 1 be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is difficult to know what to do: I m in limbo now until I know whether I ve got the job. 2 the limbo a West Indian dance in which the dancer leans backwards and goes under a stick… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • limbo — noun /ˈlɪmbəʊ,ˈlɪmboʊ/ a) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus… …   Wiktionary

  • limbo — limbo1 noun 1》 (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of infants who have not been baptized, and of the just who died before Christ. 2》 an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution: he was left in limbo. Origin ME …   English new terms dictionary

  • limbo — lim|bo [ lımbou ] noun singular or uncount 1. ) in the Roman Catholic religion, the place between heaven and HELL where some people who are not Christians go when they die 2. ) the limbo a dance from the Caribbean in which people bend backward… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • limbo — UK [ˈlɪmbəʊ] / US [ˈlɪmboʊ] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) in the Roman Catholic religion, the place between heaven and hell where some people who are not Christians go when they die 2) a situation or state where you are not certain and you have… …   English dictionary

  • Limbo — /ˈlɪmboʊ/ (say limboh) noun Roman Catholic Church (formerly) a supposed region on the border of hell or heaven, the abode after death of unbaptised infants (limbo of infants), or one serving as the temporary abode of the righteous who died before …  

  • limbo — I. noun (plural limbos) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus limbo, from Latin, border Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • limbo — I. /ˈlɪmboʊ / (say limboh) noun (plural limbos) 1. a place to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past consideration, or out of date. 2. prison, jail, or confinement. –phrase 3. in limbo, in a… …  

  • limbo — [ˈlɪmbəʊ] noun in limbo in a situation where you have to wait to find out what will happen next[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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