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abstention

/əbˈstɛnʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/əbˈstɛnʃ(ə)n/
əbˈstɛnʃən
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

əb - ˈstɛnʃən -> abstention

Myanmar meaning

(n) မဲမပေးဘဲနေခြင်း။ ကြားနေမဲ။

Full entry

abstention /ǝb'stenʃn / n

(က) [U] မဲမပေးဘဲနေခြင်း။ (ခ) [C] ကြားနေမဲ။ five votes in favour of the proposal, three against and two abstentions.

More examples
  • We have three yes votes
  • one no
  • and one abstention.
Synonyms
nonparticipation, abstaining, no vote, refraining, abstinence, avoidance, holding back, non-indulgence, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety
Antonyms
self-indulgence
Cross references
nonparticipationabstainingno voterefrainingabstinenceavoidanceholding backnon-indulgenceself-controlself-denialself-restraintsobrietyself-indulgenceagainstandfavourfiveproposalthethreetwo
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