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Word: Constraint
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘coercion’): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈstreɪnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a limitation or restriction
Short Definition:limitation or restriction
Examples:- time constraints make it impossible to do everything
- the availability of water is the main constraint on food production
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