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    [Noun]  | "stric*ture" | \ ˈstrik-chər \


    1: an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage; also : the narrowed part

    2: a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound

    3: something that closely restrains or limits : restriction


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Late Latin strictura, from Latin strictus, past participle;

    [Noun]  | "strictures" 


    1: an often public or formal expression of disapproval;


      * e.g., " ... the church's strictures on the morals and mores of contemporary society "





    2: something that limits one's freedom of action or choice;


      * e.g., " ... the new zoning strictures effectively make further development along the riverfront commercially unviable "



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    [Noun]  | "stricture" 


    1: an often public or formal expression of disapproval;


      * e.g., " ... the church's strictures on the morals and mores of contemporary society "





    2: something that limits one's freedom of action or choice;


      * e.g., " ... the new zoning strictures effectively make further development along the riverfront commercially unviable "



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