A refrain of a song or poem, a burden; †a song (obsolete). Also in extended use: a repeated phrase or utterance.

A refrain in poetry. Obsolete. rare.

A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.

A refrain.

The refrain or catch of a song or poem; the last words of a speech in a play, etc.

In extended use: a repeated sequence of events, objects, etc.; a refrain.

(a) Historical. In Poetry, a refrain, a short colon subjoined to a strophe. (b) In some Eastern Churches, a refrain to a hymn; an antiphonal refrain.