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   stringent

   /ˈstrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting: "stringent guidelines on air pollution"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘compelling, convincing’): from Latin stringent- ‘drawing tight’, from the verb stringere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stringency noun
   • 2. stringently adverb

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