REFRENATION


Meaning of REFRENATION in English

ˌrefrəˈnāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English refrenacion, from Latin refrenation-, refrenatio, from refrenatus (past participle of refrenare to restrain, from re- + frenare to bridle, restrain, from frenum bridle) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at frenum

1. obsolete : the act of restraining or refraining

2. : the failure of an expected planetary aspect to occur because one of the planets becomes retrograde

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