constricción

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cōnstrictiōnem, from Latin cōnstringō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /konstɾiɡˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konstɾiɡˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cons‧tric‧ción

Noun

constricción f (plural constricciones)

  1. constriction
    • 2015 October 13, “Política y realidad”, in El País:
      Mariano Rajoy es un perfecto ejemplo de este voluntario sometimiento del discurso y la acción a las constricciones de lo contingente.
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