abstentious
ʃən
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| —n | |
| 1. | a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining |
| 2. | the act of withholding one's vote |
| [C16: from Late Latin abstentiōn-, from Latin abstinēre. See | |
| ab'stentious | |
| —adj | |
| abstention (əbˈstɛnʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining |
| 2. | the act of withholding one's vote |
| [C16: from Late Latin abstentiōn-, from Latin abstinēre. See | |
| ab'stentious | |
| —adj | |
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abstention
1520s, from Fr., from L. abstentionem (nom. abstentio) "the act of retaining," from abstentus, pp. of abstinere (see abstain).
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