3. the refraining from certain kinds of foods on certain days, as from meat during Lent. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin abstinentia. See abstain, -ence] ab′sti•nent, adj. ab′sti•nent•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionar...
3. the refraining from certain kinds of foods on certain days, as from meat during Lent. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin abstinentia. See abstain, -ence] ab′sti•nent, adj. ab′sti•nent•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionar...
3. the refraining from certain kinds of foods on certain days, as from meat during Lent. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin abstinentia. See abstain, -ence] ab′sti•nent, adj. ab′sti•nent•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionar...
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3. the refraining from certain kinds of foods on certain days, as from meat during Lent. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin abstinentia. See abstain, -ence] ab′sti•nent, adj. ab′sti•nent•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionar...