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   stricture

   /ˈstrɪktʃə/

   noun

   • 1. a restriction on a person or activity: "the strictures imposed by the British Board of Film Censors" Similar constraintrestrictionlimitationcontrolrestraintstraitjacketcurbcheckimpedimentbarbarrierobstacleOpposite freedom
   • 2. a sternly critical or censorious remark or instruction: "his strictures on their lack of civic virtue" Similar criticismcensureblamecondemnationreproofreproachadmonishmentdisparagementflakinformal:knockingstickslatingOpposite praise
   • 3. abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body: "a colonic stricture" Similar narrowingconstrictionstrangulationtightnessOpposite dilatation

   Word Origin late Middle English (in stricture (sense 3)): from Latin strictura, from stringere ‘draw tight’ (see strict). Another sense of the Latin verb, ‘touch lightly’, gave rise to stricture (sense 2) via an earlier meaning ‘incidental remark’.

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   • 1. strictured adjective

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   STRICTURE definition: 1. a statement of severe criticism or disapproval: 2. a severe moral or physical limit: 3. a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of STRICTURE is an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage; also : the narrowed part. How to use stricture in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Stricture definition: a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism. See examples of STRICTURE used in a sentence.

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   STRICTURE meaning: 1. a statement of severe criticism or disapproval: 2. a severe moral or physical limit: 3. a…. Learn more.

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   noun. 1. a severe criticism; censure. 2. pathology. an abnormal constriction of a tubular organ, structure, or part. 3. obsolete. severity. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. strictured (ˈstrictured) adjective. Word origin. C14: from Latin strictūra contraction; see strict. Word Frequency.

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   noun. /ˈstrɪktʃə (r)/ /ˈstrɪktʃər/ (formal) [usually plural] stricture (on somebody/something) a severe criticism, especially of somebody’s behaviour. She merely ignored any strictures on the way she dressed. Want to learn more?

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   1. A restraint, limit, or restriction: strictures placed on free assembly; strictures against food in the library; the strictures of traditional gender roles. 2. An abnormal narrowing of a bodily duct or passage. 3.