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Abstinence

nounid 6366·updated May 18, 2026
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act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
abstention
plural
Abstinences
possessive
Abstinence's
pluralpossessive
Abstinences'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
§2
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

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