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Restrictiveness
/rəstrˈɪktɪvnəs/
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Restrictiveness
noun
1.
A grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific ('red hat' has a more specific meaning than 'hat').
2.
A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits.
Synonym:
unpermissiveness
.
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