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Definition of refrain:
(v) :
to hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern; to abstain from
"his reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent. Chaucer"
(n) :
the burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition. As enjoined by a chorus
"we hear the wild refrain. Whittier."
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Definition of refrain:
(v) :
to hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern; to abstain from
"his reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent. Chaucer"
(n) :
the burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition. As enjoined by a chorus
"we hear the wild refrain. Whittier."