abstention
Definitions of abstention
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the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)type of:autodisciplinethe trait of practicing self discipline
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In this fourth book of The Earthsea Cycle, the aged Tenar and Ged must find the strength to protect a badly burned child whose name — Tehanu — connects her to a white summer star.