abstinency

English

Etymology

From Classical Latin abstinentia; compare -y (suffix forming abstract nouns) and earlier abstinence, a doublet.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.stɪ.nən.si/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

abstinency (countable and uncountable, plural abstinencies)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of abstinence. [from 1529][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “abstinency, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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