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Rareabstinent
The correct spelling is abstinent.
How to pronounce abstinent
/ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/
Say it like: Abs-tin-ent
The correct spelling is abstinent. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
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Meanings
adjective
- 1.Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
- 1.One who abstains; a faster.
- 2.(usually capitalized) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.
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