Refrain and Single

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Refrain noun - A part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often.

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Single and refrain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Single" instead a noun "Refrain".

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

Single noun - The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number.

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Refrain and single are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refrain" instead a noun "Single".

Nearby Words: singleness, singly, singled

Near the end of song, they change the lyrics in the refrain into the lyrics to "Koko Natsu", another B-Side single, due to the similarity in the chorus melodies, notably in the refrains.

Source: Music / Momoiro Clover Z
The most commonly cited example is his 1969 single "Israelites"; even the refrain, "Poor me, Israelites" was often misheard as "Ohh, me ears are alight".

Source: Indecipherable Lyrics
Certain people (especially in P1 and P2, with the absence/charging time of Hero Mode) can't refrain from charging with Pon Chaka every single time they prepare to attack.

Source: Video Game / Patapon

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