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abstinence
ab·sti·nence [ ábstənənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
self-denial: restraint from indulging a desire for something, e.g. alcohol or sexual relations
[14th century. Via Old French< Latin abstinentia< abstinent-, present participle of abstinere (see abstain)]

ab·sti·nent adjective
ab·sti·nent·ly adverb
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