abstinency

noun

abstinency

noun

UK, US /ˈæb.stɪ.nən.si/

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

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Uncommon Synonym of abstinence.

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