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abstention

abs·ten·tion

UK/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ US/æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

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Origin

First attested in 1521. Borrowed from French abstention, from Late Latin abstēntiō from Latin abstinēō (“withhold, to abstain”)

Phrases

  • abstention doctrine

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