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Dictionary: Strin·gen·cy

n. (strĭn"jen*s)

The quality or state of being stringent.


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    The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness, toughness. See easy/hard.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
  Synonym: tightness

Meaning #2: conscientious attention to rules and details
  Synonym: strictness


 
 
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