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Noun
S:
(n)
continence
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continency
(the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters)
S:
(n)
continence
(voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
restraint
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control
(discipline in personal and social activities)
"he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
S:
(n)
discipline
(the trait of being well behaved)
"he insisted on discipline among the troops"
S:
(n)
trait
(a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
S:
(n)
attribute
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
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entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form