Abstinent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈæbstɪnənt|  American pronunciation of the word abstinent
Brit.  |ˈæbstɪnənt|  British pronunciation of the word abstinent

noun

- a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages (syn: abstainer)

adjective

- self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
not totally abstinent but abstemious

Extra examples

The program promoted sexual abstinence for young people.

...a cleric vainly preaching abstinence in a world where self-indulgence is regarded as almost a virtue...

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