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li•man
(li män′, -man′),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
- Geologya muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Geologyan area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.
- Medieval Greek liménion, liménas (compare Greek limé̄n harbor)
- Turkish or Crimean Tatar
- Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake
- 1855–60