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Definition of: stricken
(strik′ən) adjective
1. Wounded, especially by a missile: a stricken hare.
2. Struck down; afflicted, as by calamity or disease: stricken with polio. Compare STRIKE v.
3. Advanced or far gone, as in age: stricken in years.
4. Having the contents leveled off even with the top of a container. [OE stricen, pp. of strican strike]
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