stricture

English

/ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • (usually in plural) a rule restricting behaviour or action
  • a general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology
  • a sternly critical remark or review
  • (medicine) abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body
  • (obsolete) strictness
  • (obsolete) a stroke; a glance; a touch
  • (linguistics) the degree of contact, in consonants

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strictūra, strictus (tightened, narrow, compressed, having been tightened, tight) root from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (line, stroke, shear, strip, brush, strike, rub, press, cord, stiff, rigid, rope, tight).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*streyg-

Gloss

line, stroke, shear, strip, brush, strike, rub, press, cord, stiff, rigid, rope, tight

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Kanji

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