Word Meanings - REFRAINMENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Act of refraining.

Related words: (words related to REFRAINMENT)

• REFRAINMENT
  Act of refraining.
• REFRAINER
  One who refrains.
• REFRAIN
  L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L. refringere to break up, break . L. refrenare is fr. pref. re- back + frenum bridle; cf. Skr. dh to 1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed