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Refrain

August 17, 2026

re·​frain /rəˈfrān/

noun

a chorus, a verse

“Of all the songs which poets sing

The ones which are most sweet Are those which at close intervals A low refrain repeat." - Helen Hunt Jackson (1830 - 1885) verb to abstain, to avoid "Refrain from asking what is going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain." - Horace (65 BCE - 8 BCE)
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