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Word: Abstinent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin abstinent- ‘abstaining’, from the verb abstinere (see abstain)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabstɪnənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol
Short Definition:refraining from activity or from consumption of something
Examples:- the patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol
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