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- pronunciation:
- strIk
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
that which restricts or constrains.
As the regime grew more oppressive, it became more difficult to live within the strictures of the law. |
| definition 2: |
an adverse comment or remark; criticism.
- antonyms:
- compliment, praise
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| definition 3: |
an abnormal constriction of a body duct or passage.
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| related words: |
demurrer |
| derivation: |
strictured (adj.) |
The word stricture
contains the following parts:
strict, string, strain
Latin
root
that means bind, tighten
  Example words:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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