- (n.) Uninterrupted course; continuity.
- (n.) The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, especially from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.
- (n.) Self-restraint; self-command.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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