Definition of Refrain
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(v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
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(v. t.) To abstain from
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(v. i.) To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
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(v.) The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
Homophones of Refrain
No Homophones Found.