REFRAIN

Refrain

A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle, the virelay, and the sestina.

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refrain

Noun

  1. The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
    We hear the wild refrain. Whittier.

Verb

  1. To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
  2. To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
  3. To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
  4. To stop oneself some action or interference; to abstain.
  5. To abstain from (food or drink).


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