Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
...six months of ~.
...total ~ from alcohol.
= abstention
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Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
...six months of ~.
...total ~ from alcohol.
= abstention
N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012