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| 1. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers | |
| Synonyms: | chorus | |
| Related terms: | music tra-la song | |
| 2. | [ verb ] not do something | |
| Synonyms: | forebear forbear | |
| Examples: | "He refrained from hitting him back" "she could not forbear weeping" |
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| Related terms: | act help_oneself leave spare stand_by let_it_go sit_out abstain forbearance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] choose to refrain | |
| Synonyms: | abstain desist | |
| Examples: | "i abstain from alcohol" |
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| Related terms: | consume keep_off teetotal fast fast abstinence abstainer | |
| Similar spelling: |
reprint reprimand repairman reprinting re-formed |
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