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>