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STRAINT
Etymology
Noun
straint
(obsolete) overexertion; excessive tension; strain
Anagrams
• Transit, Tristan, startin', transit
Source: Wiktionary
Straint, n. Etym: [OF. estrainte, estreinte, F. étrainte. See 2nd Strain.]
Definition: Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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