plural of limen

Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold. / Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process.

(obsolete) introductory or preparatory

(dated) Alternative form of subliminal

Alternative form of superliminal

(anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology) The state or quality of ambiguity which exists in the middle stage of certain events or rituals (such as a rite of passage or a society-wide revolution), during which the participating individual or group no longer holds its pre-ritual status but has not yet attained the status it will hold when the ritual has been completed.

plural of liminality

(medicine, dermatology) Hair loss occurring at the hairline, usually resulting from friction or trauma but occasionally from seborrheic dermatitis.