abstention

Phonetic Respelling: [ ab-sten-shuhn ]

Definition:

n. the act or an instance of abstaining

Sentence:

A diet should not include abstention from food.

More example sentences:

A diet should not include abstention from food.

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How many syllables in abstention?

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Divide abstention into syllables:

ab-sten-tion

Abstention rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- intention
Four Syllable Rhymes
- circumvention
- contravention
- inattention
- intervention
Five Syllable Rhymes
- nonintervention

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