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   refrain

   /rɪˈfreɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
   • ▪ the musical accompaniment for a refrain: "he would play the refrain"
   • ▪ a comment or complaint that is often repeated: "‘Poor Tom’ had become the constant refrain of his friends"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from refraindre ‘break’, based on Latin refringere ‘break up’ (because the refrain ‘broke’ the sequence).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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