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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrammel
/ˈtræm.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
A restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action.
"She sought to break free from the traditional trammels of 19th-century society." - 2
A kind of long fishing net with three layers, used especially in estuaries.
"The fishermen cast their trammel in the shallow coastal waters."
- 1
To deprive of freedom of action; to restrict or hamper.
"Innovators often feel trammelled by rigid corporate bureaucracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Old French 'tramail', meaning a three-ply net or a long fishing net, which traces back to the Late Latin 'tremaculum' (comprising 'tres' meaning three and 'macula' meaning mesh). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a specialized net to any device that restrains or binds, such as a shackle, iron hook, or structural constraint.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trammel" is said worldwide
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entrave
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.tʁav/
"Il a réussi à se libérer des entraves du passé."
Fessel
Transliteration: /ˈfɛsl̩/
"Sie wollte sich von den Fesseln der Tradition befreien."
catena
Transliteration: /kaˈtɛ.na/
"Bisogna spezzare le catene della burocrazia."
traba
Transliteration: /ˈtɾa.βa/
"El proyecto enfrentó varias trabas legales."
impedimento
Transliteration: /ĩ.pe.diˈmẽ.tu/
"Ele tentou superar todos os impedimentos burocráticos."
बंधन
Transliteration: bandhan
"हमें रूढ़ियों के बंधनों से मुक्त होना चाहिए।"
束缚
Transliteration: shùfù
"他渴望摆脱陈规旧俗的束缚。"
속박
Transliteration: sokbak
"그는 모든 사회적 속박에서 벗어나고 싶어 했다."
足枷
Transliteration: ashikase
"古いしきたりは現代の発展の足枷となっている。"
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