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[Verb] | "limn" | \ ˈlim \
1: to draw or paint on a surface
2: to outline in clear sharp detail : delineate
3: describe
Origin: 1592 ;
Middle English limnen to illuminate (a manuscript), probably back-formation from lymnour illuminator, alteration of lumenur, from Anglo-French aluminer, enluminer to illuminate, ultimately from Latin illuminare;
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[ "Limn" ]
1: "Limn" means to draw or to paint. It is also used figuratively in the sense of "drawing a picture" of a situation or condition.
* e.g., ... The picture limned by the police made it look like almost everyone named was guilty.
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[ "LIMN" ]
1: i read this word in The Stranger yesterday. I have never seen it before.
* e.g., ... An author cam LIMN OUT a character in a story. I think this means to layer on aspects of personality and habits.
[ "LIMN" ]
2: I'm not clear on it's meaning.
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