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Word: Procrustean
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century: from the name of Procrustes, a robber in Greek mythology who forced travellers to lie on a bed and made them fit it by stretching or cutting off limbs, + -an
prə(ʊ)ˈkrʌstɪən
(especially of a framework or system) enforcing uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality
Short Definition:enforcing uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality
Examples:- a fixed Procrustean rule
- the imposition of a Procrustean model
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