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Time To Abstain

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noun

• a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

27%9 Drunk? Poor you, time to abstain
adjective satellite

• suffering from excessive eating or drinking

24%6To give up or abstain from a practice
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

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