restreint

French

Etymology

Borrowed or adapted from Latin restrictus, modeled after étreint.

Pronunciation

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Participle

restreint (feminine restreinte, masculine plural restreints, feminine plural restreintes)

1. past participle of restreindre

Adjective

restreint (feminine restreinte, masculine plural restreints, feminine plural restreintes)

1. restricted
2. narrow

Derived terms

• comité restreint
• relativité restreinte
• suffrage restreint

Further reading

• “restreint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.