refrains
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English
Definitions
verb
- To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
- To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
- To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
- (with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
noun
- The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
- A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.
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