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They were healthy and abstemious; their chief pleasure was reading and Oliver was a life member of the London Library. ... For a man who trafficked in excess, he was surprisingly abstemious. ... Abstemious comes from Latin abstemius, from ab-, abs-, "away from" + the root of temetum, "intoxicating drink.
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Abstemious - Definition of Abstemious at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Abstemious. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life.
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Abstinence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention fr...
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abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious) ... Comparative; more abstemious ... Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. - John Milton...
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The second one, "abstemious" I more or less gleaned, also from context, but also because it's close to "abstain", which is near to what it means. The last one, "amaneunsis", left me groping (I thought it was a disease of some sort).
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about abstemious. abstemious. Information about abstemious in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... abstemious; abstinence; abstract; abstract art; abstract expressionism; abstract noun; abstract of title; abstraction;
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The Ultimate Language Resource on the Web. ... In Play: This good adjective may refer to meals: "I prefer an abstemious breakfast and a hearty lunch since I eat the former at home." It may also indicate people who reduce their intake of certain foods, as many people today are abstemious in their intake of carbs.
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Definition of abstemious in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of abstemious. Pronunciation of abstemious. Translations of abstemious. abstemious synonyms, abstemious antonyms. Information about abstemious in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... The islanders are somewhat abstemious at this repast;
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