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Limbus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.
(2):
(n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.
(3):
(n.) An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Limbus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/limbus.html. 1828.