Main Entry:

lim·i·nal

Pronunciation:

\ˈli-mə-n^əl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin limin-, limen threshold

Date:

1884

1 : of or relating to a sensory threshold 2 : barely perceptible 3 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional <in the liminal state between life and death — Deborah Jowitt>