restriction
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#RESTRICTIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#RESTRICTION restriccioun, from Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#RESTRICTION restriction, Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#RESTRICTION restriction, and their source, Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#RESTRICTION restrictiō, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#RESTRICTION restringō.
Morphologically restrict + -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#RESTRICTION.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/Category:English 3-syllable words#RESTRICTIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#RESTRICTION
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#RESTRICTIONAudio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#RESTRICTIONAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkʃənCategory:Rhymes:English/ɪkʃən#RESTRICTIONCategory:Rhymes:English/ɪkʃən/3 syllables#RESTRICTION
- Hyphenation: re‧stric‧tion
Noun
restriction (countable and uncountable, plural restrictions)Category:English lemmas#RESTRICTIONCategory:English nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:English countable nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:English countable nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RESTRICTIONCategory:Pages with entries#RESTRICTIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#RESTRICTION
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- 2013 June 25, Chris Kluwe, “A Bit of Strained Groin and a Dash of Trick Knee”, in Slate, archived from the original on 14 April 2019:
- A surge of tight restriction emanates from the locale as tense muscles quiver like overtuned violin strings, and the feeling of shifting the kneecap back in place is very similar to cracking a knuckle (and in fact can produce an audible pop, adding a delightful aural component to the mix).Category:English terms with quotations#RESTRICTION
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- 1835, Thomas Stephen, “The Rise, Progress, and Gradual Improvement of the Laws of England”, in The Book of the Constitution of Great Britain: […], Glasgow; Edinburgh: Blackie & Son, […]; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun., & Co.; London: Simpkin & Marshall, →OCLC, pages 275–276:
- In the year 1819, Sir Robert Peel brought in a bill, and which finally passed both houses, and received the royal assent on the 2nd July, for continuing the restrictions contained in several acts of parliament, on payments in cash by the bank of England, until the 1st day of May, 1823, and to provide for the gradual resumption of cash payments: [...] VIII. After the first day of May, 1822, the bank of England, if they shall think fit, may pay or exchange the lawful coin of the realm, for any of their own notes, payable on demand.Category:English terms with quotations#RESTRICTION
- 2026 March 20, “US judge blocks Pentagon’s restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 21 March 2026:
- In its lawsuit, the Times said the policy unlawfully restricts essential newsgathering techniques and gives the Pentagon “unfettered” discretion to revoke passes, permitting it to impose the type of “viewpoint-based” press restrictions forbidden by the constitution.Category:English terms with quotations#RESTRICTION
- (biologyCategory:en:Biology#RESTRICTION) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
- 2015 July 23, “Phylogeny of Kinorhyncha Based on Morphology and Two Molecular Loci”, in PLOS ONE, :
- Echinorhagata is likewise supported by typical echinoderid autapomorphies, inclusive the number of trichoscalids that is reduced from 14 to 6; restriction of lateral accessory spines to females only; and an apparent restriction of the middorsal spines to appear only on segments 4 to 8.Category:English terms with quotations#RESTRICTION
Usage notes
- It is often used with the preposition "on", i.e., "restriction on something".
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Middle French#RESTRICTIONCategory:French terms derived from Middle French#RESTRICTION restriction, from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#RESTRICTIONCategory:French terms derived from Old French#RESTRICTION restriction, borrowed from Late LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Late Latin#RESTRICTIONCategory:French terms derived from Late Latin#RESTRICTION restrictiōnem, from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#RESTRICTION restringō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃/Category:French 3-syllable words#RESTRICTIONCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#RESTRICTION
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#RESTRICTIONAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#RESTRICTIONAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#RESTRICTIONAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Noun
restriction f (plural restrictions)Category:French lemmas#RESTRICTIONCategory:French nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:French countable nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#RESTRICTIONCategory:French feminine nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:Pages with entries#RESTRICTIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#RESTRICTION
- restriction (limitation; constraint)
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Further reading
- “restriction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Late Latin#RESTRICTIONCategory:Old French terms derived from Late Latin#RESTRICTION restrictio, restrictionem, from LatinCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#RESTRICTION restringo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛstɾikˈt͡sjun/Category:Old French terms with IPA pronunciation#RESTRICTION
Noun
restriction oblique singular, f (oblique plural restrictions, nominative singular restriction, nominative plural restrictions)Category:Old French lemmas#RESTRICTIONCategory:Old French nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:Old French feminine nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#RESTRICTIONCategory:Old French feminine nouns#RESTRICTIONCategory:Pages with entries#RESTRICTIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#RESTRICTION
- restriction (limitation; constraint)
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Descendants
- English: restriction
- French: restriction