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s | continence |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun continence is

the voluntary control of urination and defecation.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    continence

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
  • Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
  • * (seeCites)
  • * Dryden
    • He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, — a continence which is practiced by few writers.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Chastity is either abstinence or continence': abstinence is that of virgins or widows; ' continence , that of married persons.
  • Uninterrupted course; continuity.
    • (Ayliffe)

    Antonyms

    * incontinence

    Related terms

    * continent

    References

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