#1 limiting s. [confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting] restricting the scope or freedom of action. wn
#2 limiting n. [modification, qualifying] the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase. wn
#3 limiting s. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in 'Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause". wn
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