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strict

Pronunciation: /stʁikt/

“strict” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. strict

In French

  1. Qui est rigoureux, étroit.
  2. Qui est exact, sévère (pour les personnes).
  3. Qui exclut l’égalité.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.

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