limited
noun1
Rail transport, Railways, Transport An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.
- Twentieth Century Limited
limited
adjUK /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ · CA, US /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
1
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2
Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.
- There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.
- I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.
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- Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
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