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ab·sti·nence

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–noun

1.	forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.

2.	any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.

3.	Economics. the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings.

4.	the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent.

Also, ab·sti·nen·cy.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < L abstinentia. See abstain, -ence

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—Related forms

ab·sti·nent, adjective

ab·sti·nent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. abstemiousness, sobriety, teetotalism.

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Thesaurus Entries

	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:	temperance
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	The practice of refraining from use of alcoholic liquors.
Synonyms:	dryness, soberness, sobriety, teetotalism
Source:	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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