Definition of Refrains. Meaning of Refrains. Synonyms of Refrains

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Definition of Refrains

Refrain
Refrain Re*frain" (r?*fr?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refrained (-fr?nd"); p. pr. & vb/ n. Refraining.] [OE. refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refr?ner, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL. refrangere, for L. refringere to break up, break (see Refract). L. refrenare is fr. pref. re- back + frenum bridle; cf. Skr. dh? to hold.] 1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern. His reson refraineth not his foul delight or talent. --Chaucer. Refrain thy foot from their path. --Prov. i. 15. 2. To abstain from [Obs.] Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other counsel than to refrain cold drink. --Sir T. Browne.
Refrain
Refrain Re*frain", n. [F. refrain, fr. OF. refraindre; cf. Pr. refranhs a refrain, refranher to repeat. See Refract,Refrain, v.] The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition. We hear the wild refrain. --Whittier.

Meaning of Refrains from wikipedia

- section or block pla**** repeatedly. Although repeats of refrains may use different words, refrains are made recognizable by reusing the same melody (when...
- Look up refrain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A refrain is a line or lines repeated in a verse or song. Refrain may also refer to: "Refrain" (Lys...
- Refrain Club (Korean: 자제단) was a Korean civic group and self-governing body club, founder of Park Jung-yang and Yun Phil-oh, Lee Chin-ho. It was founded...
- The Great Refrain (French: Le grand refrain) is a 1936 French musical comedy drama film directed by Yves Mirande and Robert Siodmak and starring Fernand...
- Shining Resonance Refrain is an action role-playing video game developed by O-Two Inc. and published by Sega. Originally developed by Media.Vision, it...
- "Sweet Refrain" is a song by ****anese girl group Perfume, the first single released for their fifth studio album Cosmic Explorer. The song was produced...
- music since the 1960s. In contrast to 32-bar form, which is focused on the refrain (contrasted and prepared by the B section), in verse–chorus form the chorus...
- "The Old Refrain" was a Viennese po****r song ostensibly written by Fritz Kreisler but was actually a transcription of an earlier work by Johann Brandl...
- "Kibōteki Refrain" (希望的リフレイン, Kibōteki Rifurein, also "Kibouteki Refrain", lit. Hopeful Refrain) is the 38th single by the ****anese idol girl group AKB48...
- pour l'Angola (1982) and La Poésie des griots (1982). Other works include Refrains sous le Sahel (1976), Quand s'envolent les grues couronnées (1976), and...