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Search phrase: continence

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Titus AndronicusTit I.i.15To justice, continence, and nobility;To Iustice, Continence, and Nobility:

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continenceself-restraint, self-control, abstemiousness
continencycontinence, sexual abstinence, self-restraint

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continencecontinency

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONTINENCEBASICcontinence n, continency n, continent adj
CONTINENCENOTincontinency n, incontinent adj, incontinently adv
INCONTINENCEBASICsee CONTINENCE

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