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Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To keep one?s self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
  • transitive To abstain from
  • transitive To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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