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drastic [ˈdræstɪk][reform, measures, reduction] drastique ; [remedy, surgery, change] radical ; [consequences, decline] dramatique* * *['dræstɪk]adjective [policy, measure] draconien/-ienne; [reduction, remedy] drastique; [effect] catastrophique; [change] radical -
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