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stringency definition

strin·gency (strin′jən sē)

noun pl. stringencies -·cies

the quality or state of being stringent; strictness; severity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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