Anthem
Refrain
Refrain noun - A part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often.
Anthem and refrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anthem" instead a noun "Refrain".
Nearby Words: refrained, refraining
Both words in one sentence
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Refrain from Assuming: "Sweet Home Chicago" namedrops California more than Chicago, so it's not really an anthem to that city.
Source: Music / The Complete Recordings -
In an overlap with Refrain from Assuming, the German national anthem is still known in the Anglosphere as "Deutschland Über Alles", despite the verse featuring those lyrics no longer being officially part of the song (whose melody is also Older Than They Think).
Source: Beam Me Up, Scotty!
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