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[rɪˈfreɪn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- stop oneself from doing something
(e.g: she refrained from comment)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘restrain a thought or feeling’): from Old French refrener, from Latin refrenare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + frenum ‘bridle’
[rɪˈfreɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, from refraindre ‘break’, based on Latin refringere ‘break up’ (because the refrain ‘broke’ the sequence)
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