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Obtention vs Abstention - What's the difference?

obtention | abstention |

As nouns the difference between obtention and abstention

is that obtention is the act of obtaining while abstention is the act of restraining oneself.

obtention

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare, science) The act of obtaining.

    • Related terms

    * obtainment * acquiring * getting

    References

    * * An universal etymological English dictionary, By Nathan Bailey - 1724 ( page in Google books) ----

    abstention

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
  • The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from.
  • The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
  • Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

    • References

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