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stringency

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strin⋅gen⋅cy

  [strin-juhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
2. strictness; closeness; rigor: the stringency of school discipline.
3. tightness; straitness: stringency in the money market.
Origin:
1835–45; string(ent) + -ency
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strin·gent   (strĭn'jənt)   
adj.  

  1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures.

  2. Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit.

  3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies.


[Latin stringēns, stringent-, present participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
strin'gen·cy n., strin'gent·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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