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in the/a strict sense
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in the most limited meaning of a word, phrase, etc.: 从严格意义上来说
These were not funerals in the strict sense of the word; there were no caskets or physical remains.严格意义上说这些不是葬礼，看不到棺材也没有遗体。
This peasant economy should not be considered "subsistence" in a strict sense.小农经济严格来说算不上“自给自足”。
She wasn't a farmer in the strictest sense - she never actually worked in the fields.
People who come here for conferences aren't tourists in the strictest sense, but they still contribute to the tourist economy.
That word is, in a strict sense, almost meaningless.
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strict
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