continence

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːntɪnəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒntɪnəns/
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noun
R

The ability to control your sexual desires.

Practicing meditation can help improve one's continence.

R

The ability to control your bladder and bowels.

Physical therapy can help improve a patient's continence after surgery.

translation

n. The ability to control your sexual desires.; The ability to control your bladder and bowels.

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Plural continences