refrain
re·frain1 / riˈfrān/ • v. [intr.] stop oneself from doing something: she refrained from comment.re·frain2 • n. a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse. ∎ the musical accompaniment for such a line or number of lines. ∎ a comment or complaint that is often repeated: “Poor Tom” had become the constant refrain of his friends.
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refrain2 †restrain; abstain. XIV. — (O)F. refréner — L. refrēnāre bridle, f. RE- + frēnum bridle.
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