"procrustean" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "1862, Anthony Trollope, chapter IX, in North America. […], volume I, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "The object in choosing the political capital is average nearness of approach from the various confines of the State; but commerce submits to no such Procrustean laws in selecting her capitals, and consequently she has placed Detroit on the borders of Michigan, […]",
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          "text": "The concept of an Age of Nationalism is a bit procrustean.",
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        "Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances."
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