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restrictiveness

/ɹəstˈɹɪktɪvnəs/ · 15 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (‘red hat’ has a more specific meaning than ‘hat’)

  2. noun

    a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits

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