limbo
//ˈlɪm.boʊ//
Noun
limboSingular
limbosPlural
1
An uncertain state or condition of awaiting a decision or resolution; a state of neglect or oblivion.
The project has been in limbo since the manager left the company.
2
In some Christian beliefs, a region on the border of Hell where souls of unbaptized infants and righteous people who died before Christ are believed to exist.
According to medieval theology, unbaptized infants were sent to limbo.
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Noun
limboSingular
limbosPlural
1
A West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backward to pass under a horizontal bar that is progressively lowered.
She won the limbo contest by passing under the lowest bar.