refrain
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
refrainused to make refrait ("melody", "liturgical response", figuratively "repeated words, constant thoughts") in Old French, deverbative of refraindre ("to break", "to repress, moderate", "to modulate [the voice]", "to resound, intone") itself from popular Latin refrangere, reworking on frangere of refringere.
Definitions
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Plural
refrains
Translations
german:Refrain
english:refrain
spanish:refrán
hebrew:עברית
italian:ritornello
dutch:refrein
polish:refren
swedish:refräng