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stringency |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stringency \Strin"gen*cy\ (str[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n. The quality or state of being stringent. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stringency n 1: a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit [syn: {tightness}] 2: conscientious attention to rules and details [syn: {strictness}]
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