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Noun: self-restraint  'sel-fri'streynt
  1. Exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
    "an effective self-restraint in debate"
    - temperateness

Derived forms: self-restraints

Type of: control, restraint

Encyclopedia: Self-restraint

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self-restraint
self-righteous
self-righteously
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self-rising flour
self-rule
self-sacrifice
self-sacrificing
selfsame
selfsameness
self-satisfaction