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striction
[
strik
-sh
uh
n]
/ˈstrɪk ʃən/
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noun
1.
the act of constricting.
Origin of
striction
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Late Latin
1870-1875
1870-75;
<
Late Latin
strictiōn-
(stem of
strictiō
), equivalent to
Latin
strict(us
) (see
strict
) +
-iōn-
-ion
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