- 1. n. Self-restraint; self-command. Source: opted
- 2. n. The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence. Source: opted
- 3. n. Uninterrupted course; continuity. Source: opted
- 4. n. the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters Source: wordnet
- 5. n. restraint">Self-restraint; self-command. n. The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence. n. Uninterrupted course; continuity. Source: ecdict
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