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limbo

lim.bo \'lim-(.)bo-\ n [ME, fr. ML, abl. of limbus limbo, fr. L, border - 
   more at LIMP] often cap  1: an abode of souls (as of unbaptized infants) 
   barred from heaven through  no fault of their own 2a: a place or state of 
   restraint or confinement  2b: a place or state of neglect or oblivion  2c: 
   an intermediate or transitional place or state