Definition of "limbo" []

• Roman Catholic Church The abode of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls, as those of infants or virtuous individuals who lived before the coming of Christ. (noun)
• A region or condition of oblivion or neglect: Management kept her promotion in limbo for months. (noun)
• A state or place of confinement. (noun)
• An intermediate place or state. (noun)
• A West Indian dance in which the dancers keep bending over backward and passing under a pole that is lowered slightly each time. (noun)

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• "And outside of Congress another race that remains in limbo is the contest for chairman of the Republican National Committee."
• "Edwards was in limbo from the time former team president"
• "My comment, while in limbo, is accessible here at the lagoon. jayackroyd"