abstinence
Definitions
Noun
- The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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| 1 | ambulance | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | happenstance | 3 | 2 |
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| 1 | science | 2 | 131 |
| 2 | absence | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | silence | 2 | 52 |
| 4 | patience | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | absences | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | abilene | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | abstain | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | abstinent | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | ambience | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | abstained | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | vastine | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | stencel | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | matinee | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | castine | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | bastien | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | austine | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | anstine | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | anstice | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | subsidence | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | stringency | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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