STRICTURE


Meaning of STRICTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ strɪktʃə(r) ]

( strictures)

1.

You can use strictures to refer to severe criticism or disapproval of something. ( FORMAL )

...Mencken’s strictures on the 1920s, with its self-righteous prohibition on alcohol and unconventional ideas...

N-COUNT : usu pl , oft N on/against n

2.

You can refer to things that limit what you can do as strictures of a particular kind. ( mainly FORMAL )

Your goals are hindered by financial strictures.

= restriction

N-COUNT : usu pl , usu with supp

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