Abstinency

//ˈæb.stɪ.nən.si// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of abstinence. countable, uncommon, uncountable

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abstinence

Etymology

From Classical Latin abstinentia; compare -y (suffix forming abstract nouns) and earlier abstinence, a doublet.

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