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adjective
1.
confined; limited.
2.
(of information, a document, etc.)
a.
bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.
b.
limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification (def. 5).
3.
limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class: a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.
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Restricted
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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verb (used with object)
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. past participle of restringere to restrain, equivalent to re- re- + strictus strict
1525–35; < Latin restrictus drawn back, tightened, bound, reserved, orig. past participle of restringere to restrain, equivalent to re- re- + strictus strict
Related forms
re·strict·er, re·stric·tor, noun
de·re·strict, verb (used with object)
non·re·strict·ing, adjective
o·ver·re·strict, verb (used with object)
pre·re·strict, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.
curb, circumscribe, abridge, restrain.
Antonyms
free.
free.
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