Meaning Of The Word Refrain

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refrain
countable noun: A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat.
countable noun: A refrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
verb: If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it.

refrain in American English 1
to hold back; curb
to hold back; keep oneself (from doing something); forbear
intransitive verb: to abstain from an impulse to say or do something
transitive verb: to curb

refrain in American English 2
a phrase, verse, or verses repeated at intervals in a song or poem, as after each stanza
noun: a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, esp. at the end of each stanza; chorus

refrain in British English 1
verb: to abstain (from action); forbear

refrain in British English 2
noun: a regularly recurring melody, such as the chorus of a song

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