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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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obstacle
English
Etymology
From Middle English obstacle, from Old French obstacle, from Latin obst?culum.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bst?kl?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??bst?kl?/
- Hyphenation: ob?sta?cle
Noun
obstacle (plural obstacles)
- Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
- A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.
Synonyms
- impediment
- hindrance
- hurdle
- barrier
- complication
- snag
- See also Thesaurus:hindrance
Translations
Anagrams
- Casebolt, costable
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin obst?culum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ops?ta.kl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ups?ta.kl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ops?ta.kle/
Noun
obstacle m (plural obstacles)
- obstacle
Derived terms
- obstaculitzar
Further reading
- “obstacle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obstaculum, from obst?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.stakl/
Noun
obstacle m (plural obstacles)
- obstacle
Derived terms
- course d'obstacles
- faire obstacle
- saut d'obstacles
Further reading
- “obstacle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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