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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Limn'd as Limerick: a "Lim"ited Dictionary

Lima        noun       /leé - muh/ 

There's this city, thought named for a bean, 
whose true namesake's now (finally!) seen. 
Lima's named for an oracle -- 
Incan, historical: 
Limaq -- a god-in-machine.


limation     noun       /lim - máy - shun/ 


limb           noun       /lim/ 

That branch of a tree we call limb 
begins thick at the trunk, then grows slim. 
If you're perch'd at its end, 
my advice to you, friend, 
is, "Do NOT saw it off on a whim." 


limbo         verb       /lim - boh/


     (More words and definitions coming: a work in progress)

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