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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 re·frain n. Pronunciation: ri- ' frān Function: verb Etymology: Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-French refreiner, refreindre, from Latin refrenare, from re- + frenum bridle ― more at FRENUM Date: 14th century transitive verb archaic : CURB , RESTRAIN intransitive verb : to keep oneself from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse < refrain ed from having dessert> –re·frain·ment \-mənt\ noun ]]> 2 refrain n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English refreyn, from Middle French refrain, alteration of Old French refrait melody, response, from past participle of refraindre to break up, moderate, from Vulgar Latin *refrangere, alteration of Latin refringere ― more at REFRACT Date: 14th century : a regularly recurring phrase or verse especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song : CHORUS also : the musical setting of a refrain]]>