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stringent (adj.)c. 1600, "astringent," especially with reference to taste, from Latin stringentem (nominative stringens), present participle of stringere (2) "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846.
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Definitions of stringency
stringency (n.)
a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit;
Synonyms: tightness
stringency (n.)
conscientious attention to rules and details;
Synonyms: strictness
