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Definition of: limn
(lim) v.t.
1. To draw or paint; delineate.
2. To describe in words.
3. To decorate, as manuscripts; illuminate. ♦ Homophone: limb. [ME limnen <luminen <OF enluminer <L illuminare. Doublet of ILLUMINATE.]
—lim·ner (lim·nər) noun
—lim·ning (lim′ning) noun
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