Word of the Day:
stricture
What It Means
A rule restricting behaviour or action.
A general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology.
A sternly critical remark or review.
I just couldn't take the stricture of that place a single day more.
Stricture in Context
“For many young people throughout Britain in the 1970s, Northern Soul became a truly alternative lifestyle with the rites and values of the scene replacing many of the traditional strictures of society.”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Late Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus.
Source and license
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