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'refrain'
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Definitions of
'refrain'
1.
(verb)
refrain, chorus
the
part
of a
song
where a
soloist
is joined by a
group
of singers
2.
(verb)
refrain, forbear
resist doing something
"He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
3.
(verb)
abstain, refrain, desist
choose not to consume
"I abstain from alcohol"
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. STANDS4 LLC, 2009. 5 July. 2009.
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