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10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
noun act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
originFrom Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”). Equivalent to abstain + -ence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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