stricture
/ˈstrɪktʃə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈstrɪktʃə/
stricture
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- 2 syllables
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- Final e often stays silent
stric - ture -> stricture
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ (usu pl ) ~ (on sb/sth) (fml ) ပြစ်တင်ရှုတ်ချခြင်း။ ignore strictures on one's clothing/attitudes.
၂။ ချုပ်ချယ်မှု။ the strictures of religion ❍ strictures against eating pork.
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- stricture /'strÇktʃǝ(r)/ n ၁။ (usu pl ) ~ (on sb/sth) ( fml ) ပြစ်တင်ရှုတ်ချခြင်း။ ignore strictures on one's clothing/attitudes. ၂။ ချုပ်ချယ်မှု။ the strictures of religion
- strictures against eating pork.
Synonyms
limit, parameter, limitation, restriction, constraint, bound, factor, consideration, issue, boundary, astringency, attack, binding, blame, censure, choking, compression, constriction, contraction, criticism, dressing-down, narrowing, obloquy, rebuke, reprobation, restraint, shrinking, squeezing, strangulation, telling off, tightening, tightness
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