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ab·sten·tion
 abstention
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- pronunciation:
- aeb
sten
sh
n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act or practice, or an instance, of abstaining.
- synonyms:
- abstinence, forbearance
- similar words:
- asceticism, avoidance, celibacy, continence, declination, fast, prohibition, refusal, renunciation, resistance, self-abnegation, self-control, self-denial, sobriety, teetotalism, temperance, withdrawal
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definition 2: |
in parliamentary procedure, a declaration that one intends not to vote on a motion.
- antonyms:
- vote
- similar words:
- declination
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related words: |
abstinence |
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derivation: |
abstentious (adj.) |
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