restriction

[ ri-strik-shuhn ]

/ rɪˈstrɪk ʃən /

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noun

something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.

the act of restricting.

the state of being restricted.

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Origin of restriction

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin restrictiōn- (stem of restrictiō), equivalent to Latin restrict(us) (see restrict) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR restriction

1. rule, provision, reservation, restraint.

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Related forms

non·re·stric·tion, nouno·ver·re·stric·tion, nounpre·re·stric·tion, nounpro·re·stric·tion, adjective

self-re·stric·tion, nounsu·per·re·stric·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for restriction

The restriction came as a shock to Jarrar, who frequently travels to his many international exhibitions.
The Palestinian Artist Trapped in the West Bank: ‘Every Minute, for Me, Was Like a Knife in My Heart.’|Justin Jones|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The restriction on the use of hands (decried by some soccer-objectors, including myself until we beat Ghana) is sensible.
Up To a Point: Oops, I Enjoyed Soccer|P. J. O’Rourke|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hardest condition to live with for Bartiromo was the Internet restriction.
He Bullies Kids and Calls It News|Brandy Zadrozny|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, it highlights that such a restriction should not exist at all.
Sex Workers Deserve Health Care, Too|Tauriq Moosa|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One would think it would take added effort, not less, to make the avatars “see” sex as restriction, instead of identity.
The Video Game Industry Is Too White, Straight, and Male for Its Own Good|Tauriq Moosa|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their present restriction and partial extermination have been due to the incursions of the warlike Malays.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
It was then used to denote the whole of Syria, so that its restriction to Mount Hermon alone must have been of later date.
Patriarchal Palestine|Archibald Henry Sayce
During the first seven years of their lives their love was open and frank, showing no restriction of the regard they felt.
A Preliminary Study of the Emotion of Love between the Sexes|Sanford Bell
I had wished to do so, but was requested by my editor to put some restriction upon myself in this respect.
The Betrayal of John Fordham|B.L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
What difference, then, can we possibly discover to exist between the Bordalese petitioners and the Corypheus of restriction?
Sophisms of the Protectionists|Frederic Bastiat

British Dictionary definitions for restriction

restriction

/ (rɪˈstrɪkʃən) /

noun

something that restricts; a restrictive measure, law, etc

the act of restricting or the state of being restricted

logic maths a condition that imposes a constraint on the possible values of a variable or on the domain of arguments of a function

Derived Formsrestrictionist, noun, adjective

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Word Origin and History for restriction

restriction

early 15c., "that which restricts," from Middle French restriction (14c.) and directly from Late Latin restrictionem (nominative restrictio) "limitation," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin restringere "restrict, bind fast, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Meaning "act of restricting" is from 1620s.

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