SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C.  20549

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                                   FORM 10-K/A      
                                              
(Mark One)
[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
For the fiscal year ended January 29, 1994
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                                       OR

[_]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

                         Commission file number 1-8344
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                               THE LIMITED, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                           31-1029810
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(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S.Employer Identification No.) 
incorporation or organization)                                             

Three Limited Parkway, P.O. Box 16000, Columbus, Ohio    43230
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (614) 479-7000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     Title of each class            Name of each exchange on which registered
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     Common Stock, $.50 Par Value   The New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for
the past 90 days.  Yes    X      No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [X]
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Aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates
of the registrant as of March 25, 1994: $5,877,912,414.

Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock as of March 25,
1994:  357,869,632.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the registrant's annual report to shareholders for the fiscal year
ended January 29, 1994 are incorporated by reference into Part I and Part II,
and portions of the registrant's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled for May 23, 1994 are incorporated by reference into Part
III.

 
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or l5(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
    
Date:  April 25, 1994      

                                    THE LIMITED, INC.
                                    (registrant)



                                    By /s/ KENNETH B. GILMAN
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                                     Kenneth B. Gilman,
                                     Vice Chairman and
                                     Chief Financial Officer

    
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities indicated on April 25, 1994:      

     Signature                         Title
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/s/ LESLIE H. WEXNER*                  Chairman of the Board of Directors,
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Leslie H. Wexner                       President and Chief Executive Officer


/s/ KENNETH B. GILMAN                  Director, Vice Chairman,
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Kenneth B. Gilman                      Chief Financial Officer and 
                                       Principal Accounting Officer    
                                                                 

/s/ MICHAEL A. WEISS *                 Director and Vice Chairman
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Michael A. Weiss

/s/BELLA WEXNER*                       Director
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Bella Wexner

/s/ MARTIN TRUST*                      Director
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Martin Trust

/s/ E. GORDON GEE*                     Director
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E. Gordon Gee

/s/ THOMAS G. HOPKINS*                 Director
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Thomas G. Hopkins

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/s/ DAVID T. KOLLAT*                   Director
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David T. Kollat

/s/ CLAUDINE MALONE*                   Director
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Claudine Malone

/s/ JOHN K. PFAHL*                     Director
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John K. Pfahl

/s/ DONALD B. SHACKELFORD*             Director
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Donald B. Shackelford

/s/ ALLAN R. TESSLER*                  Director
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Allan R. Tessler

/s/ RAYMOND ZIMMERMAN*                 Director
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Raymond Zimmerman



*The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this report on
behalf of each of the above-indicated directors of the registrant pursuant to
powers of attorney executed by such directors.



By /s/ KENNETH B. GILMAN
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  Kenneth B. Gilman
  Attorney-in-fact

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