Strait Definition
Other Word Forms of Strait
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Adjective
Origin of Strait
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From Middle English streit, from Anglo-Norman estreit, Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin strictus, perfect passive participle of stringō (“compress, tighten"). Doublet of strict.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English streit narrow, a strait from Old French estreit tight, narrow from Latin strictus past participle of stringere to draw tight streig- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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