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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
constrict/kənˈstrɪkt/
verb make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure.

■ (of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.

– derivatives
constriction noun,
constrictive adjective.
– origin C18 (earlier (ME) as constriction): from L. constrict-, constringere (see constrain).



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