constringencyn.
/kənˈstrɪndʒənsi/ The quality of being constringent.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > compression or constriction > quality of causing
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1691 E. Taylor J. Behmen's Theosophick Philos. 61 Constringency, or Violence of Attraction.
1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xxiii. 299 That Hyperborean crispness, constringency, and charm, as of a well-braced musical instrument.
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