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n. [ OE. stren, streen, streon, AS. gestriénan, gestr&unr_;nan, gestreónan, to beget, to obtain, gestreón gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf. Strian race, family. ] Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]