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restriction
English
Etymology
From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restricti?, from Latin restring?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???st??k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
- Hyphenation: re?stric?tion
Noun
restriction (countable and uncountable, plural restrictions)
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
Usage notes
- It is often used with the preposition "on", i.e., "restriction on something".
Derived terms
- restriction enzyme
- width restriction
Related terms
- restrict
- restrain
- restraint
- constriction
Translations
Anagrams
- tortricines
French
Etymology
From Middle French restriction, from Old French restriction, borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t?ik.sj??/
Noun
restriction f (plural restrictions)
- restriction (limitation; constraint)
Related terms
- restreindre
- restreint
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.
Noun
restriction f (oblique plural restrictions, nominative singular restriction, nominative plural restrictions)
- restriction (limitation; constraint)
Related terms
- restreindre
Descendants
- English: restriction
- French: restriction
References
- restriction on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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clampdown
English
Alternative forms
- clamp-down
Etymology
clamp +? down, from the phrasal verb.
Noun
clampdown (plural clampdowns)
- A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
- 1994, Vincent Cable, The World's New Fissures: Identities in Crisis
- There is already in the EU a clamour for barriers against competing products from Eastern Europe and Asia, and for a Europe-wide clampdown on 'aliens'.
- 1994, Vincent Cable, The World's New Fissures: Identities in Crisis
Related terms
- clamp down
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