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English Dictionary: repressive by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repressive
adj
  1. restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"
    Synonym(s): inhibitory, repressive, repressing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Repressive \Re*press"ive\ (r?-pr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r[82]pressif.
      LL. repressivus.]
      Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or
      measures. -- {Re*press"ive*ly}, adv.
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