Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: restriction
IPA transcription: [ɹistɹ'ɪkʃən]
Pronunciations of restriction
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: restriction, limitation
    Meaning: a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
  • Synonyms: limitation, restriction
    Meaning: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Usage examples
  • THE RESTRICTION OF DIVORCE
  • This was impregnable, and admitted of neither objection nor restriction.
  • Third, there is the question of venereal disease, which society has an unquestionable right to keep down, by every reasonable restriction upon sexual promiscuity.
  • Considering the fact that Jefferson had originated the policy of slavery restriction in his draft of the ordinance of 1784, the name became singularly appropriate, and wherever the Free-soilers succeeded in forming a coalition it was adopted without question.
  • Is the Christian life, after all, what its enemies take it for--an additional weight to the already great woe of life, some extra punctiliousness about duty, some painful devotion to observances, some heavy restriction and trammeling of all that is joyous and free in the world?
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eucharistic theology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Transhumanism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to viruses, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Red Scare, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Functional programming, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording BDSM, License CC BY-SA 4.0