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stricture

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəː/Part of speech nounSorted ceirrsttuStarts with SEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. severe criticism

Word origin

Borrowed from Late Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus.

Used in a sentence

  • Even venerable print publications seem to accept that old strictures no longer apply when they move online.
  • I just couldn't take the stricture of that place a single day more.
  • For many young people throughout Britain in the 1970s, Northern Soul became a truly alternative lifestyle with the rites and values of the scene replacing many of the traditional strictures of society.

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