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restriction

re·stric·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-strik-shuh n]
    • /rɪˈstrɪk ʃən/
    • /rɪˈstrɪkʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-strik-shuh n]
    • /rɪˈstrɪk ʃən/

Definitions of restriction word

  • noun restriction something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation. 1
  • noun restriction the act of restricting. 1
  • noun restriction the state of being restricted. 1
  • noun Definition of restriction in Technology A bug or design error that limits a program's capabilities, and which is sufficiently egregious that nobody can quite work up enough nerve to describe it as a feature. Often used (especially by marketroid types) to make it sound as though some crippling bogosity had been intended by the designers all along, or was forced upon them by arcane technical constraints of a nature no mere user could possibly comprehend (these claims are almost invariably false). Old-time hacker Joseph M. Newcomer advises that whenever choosing a quantifiable but arbitrary restriction, you should make it either a power of 2 or a power of 2 minus 1. If you impose a limit of 17 items in a list, everyone will know it is a random number - on the other hand, a limit of 15 or 16 suggests some deep reason (involving 0- or 1-based indexing in binary) and you will get less flamage for it. Limits which are round numbers in base 10 are always especially suspect. 1
  • noun restriction condition, limitation 1
  • noun restriction act of restricting 1
See all 14 definitions of restriction

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Origin of restriction

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Late Latin restrictiōn- (stem of restrictiō), equivalent to Latin restrict(us) (see restrict) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Restriction

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Restriction

restriction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

restriction usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for restriction

noun restriction

  • absolutes — free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty.
  • barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
  • blank wall — an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
  • blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
  • blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
All 77 Synonyms of restriction

Antonyms for restriction

noun restriction

  • abolitionism — the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
  • acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • ataraxia — calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquillity
  • canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
All 48 Antonyms of restriction

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Related words

  • absolute

    Absolute means total and complete.

  • constraint

    A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.

  • embargo

    Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity).

  • neoplasticism

    the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.

  • restriction fragment

    a length of DNA cut from the strand by a restriction enzyme.

  • rflp

    restriction fragment length polymorphism: a fragment of DNA, cut by a restriction enzyme, that is different in length for each genetically related group and is used to trace family relationships.
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