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abstinence

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abstinence /ˈabstɪnəns/

▶noun the fact or practice of abstaining, especially from drinking alcohol.

– derivatives
abstinent adjective,
abstinently adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr., from L. abstinentia, from abstinere (see abstain).

'abstinence' also found in these Oxford entries:

abstention - Lent - maigre - Nazirite - sabbath - teetotal - temperance

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