/ˈlɪmɪnl/

adjective

TECHNICAL

  1. 1.occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.”I was in the liminal space between past and present”
  2. 2.relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process.”that liminal period when a child is old enough to begin following basic rules but is still too young to do so consistently”