1. The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
   - chorus

1. Resist doing something
   "He refrained from hitting him back"
   - forbear 
2. Choose not to consume
   - abstain, desist

Derived forms: refrained, refraining, refrains

Type of: music [archaic]

Antonym: act

Part of: song, vocal

Encyclopedia: Refrain

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