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| ab·sti·nence [ ábstənənss ] |
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self-denial: restraint from indulging a desire for something, e.g. alcohol or sexual relations
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Latin abstinentia< abstinent-, present participle of abstinere (see abstain)] |
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  ab·sti·nent adjective |
| ab·sti·nent·ly adverb |
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