refrains

plural of refrain
as in choruses
a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often I didn't know the verses of the song, so I only sang on the refrain

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“Refrains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refrains. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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