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restrictiveness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Restrictive \Re*strict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.] 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman. --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv -- {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: restrictiveness n : modification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
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