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limes
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Limes
A limes was a border defence or delimiting system of Ancient Rome. It marked the boundaries of the Roman Empire. The Latin noun limes had a number of different meanings: a path or balk delimiting fields, a boundary line or marker, any road or path, any channel, such as a stream channel, or any distinction or difference. In Latin, the plural form of limes is limites. The word limes was utilized by Latin writers to denote a marked or fortified frontier. This sense has been adapted and extended by modern historians concerned with the frontiers of the Roman Empire: e.g. Hadrian's Wall in the north of England is sometimes styled the Limes Britannicus, the frontier of the Roman province of Arabia facing the desert is called the Limes Arabicus, and so forth. This was the traditional definition and usage of the term. It is now more common to accept that limes was not a term used by the Romans for the imperial frontier, fortified or not. This is a modern, anachronistic interpretation. The term became common after the 3rd century AD, when it denoted a military district under the command of a dux limitis
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limes
Plural form of the word lime.
The trees produced an abundance of limes and the grower's were delighted.
Submitted by MaryC on February 14, 2017
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LIMES
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Limes is ranked #64200 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Limes surname appeared 310 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Limes.
71.9% or 223 total occurrences were White.
18% or 56 total occurrences were Black.
5.4% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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miles
smile
slime
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of limes in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of limes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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