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Word: Refrain
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘restrain a thought or feeling’): from Old French refrener, from Latin refrenare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + frenum ‘bridle’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈfreɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
stop oneself from doing something
Short Definition:stop oneself from doing something
Examples:- she refrained from comment
Word: Refrain
Speech Type: Noun
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