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[ˈstrʌɪdnt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating
(e.g: his voice had become increasingly strident)
- presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way
(e.g: public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident)
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere
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