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REFRA'IN, L. refaeno re and fraeno, to curb fraenum, a rein. See Rein.

To hold back to restrain to keep from action.

My son - refrain thy foot from their path. Proverbs 1 .

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by. Genesis 45 .

REFRA'IN, To forbear to abstain to keep one's self from action or interference.

Refrain from these men and let them alone. Acts 5 .

REFRA'IN, n. The burden of a song a kind of musical repetition.

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Entry for 'Refrain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​r/refrain.html.
 
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