continence

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

continencescontinency

1.
(uncountable, usually)(urology) The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
2.
(uncountable, usually)Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:continence.
3.
(uncountable, usually)Uninterrupted course; continuity.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

asceticism temperancemoderation or self-restraint asceticism, temperance

Trái nghĩa

incontinenceakrasiaacrasyintemperancemoderation or self-restraint akrasia, acrasy, intemperanceacrasia

Cùng gốc / liên quan

countenance

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro Dated from the 14th century as Middle English contynence, from Old French continence, from Latin continentia (a repression). See also countenance.