STRICTURE


Meaning of STRICTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrik-chər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin strictura, from Latin strictus, past participle

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage ; also : the narrowed part

b. : a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound

2. : something that closely restrains or limits : restriction

moral stricture s

3. : an adverse criticism : censure

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