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restricted

American  
[ri-strik-tid] / rɪˈstrɪk tɪd /

adjective

  1. confined; limited.

  2. (of information, a document, etc.)

    1. bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.

    2. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.

  3. limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class.

    a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.
restricted British  
/ rɪˈstrɪktɪd /

adjective

  1. limited or confined

  2. not accessible to the general public or ( esp US ) out of bounds to military personnel

  3. denoting or in a zone in which a speed limit or waiting restrictions for vehicles apply

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Other Word Forms

  • nonrestricted adjective
  • nonrestrictedly adverb
  • restrictedly adverb
  • restrictedness noun
  • self-restricted adjective
  • unrestricted adjective
  • unrestrictedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of restricted

First recorded in 1820–30; restrict + -ed 2

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