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contraint.

constrained

9 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃/
  1. constrained

Where this word comes from

Conjugated form of the verb contraindre (“to constrain”). From Middle French constraint, from Old French constraint, contraint, corresponding to Latin cōnstrictus (through a Vulgar Latin form *constrinctus).

verb/kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃/
  1. past participle of contraindre

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Conjugated form of the verb contraindre (“to constrain”). From Middle French constraint, from Old French constraint, contraint, corresponding to Latin cōnstrictus (through a Vulgar Latin form *constrinctus).

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