Pause
'pause' is the definition.
(respite is a kind of pause)
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(Other definitions for respite that I've seen before include "interruption" , "Pause to rest" , "Pause; reprieve" , "Hiatus" , "Relief; breather" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
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(Other definitions for stop that I've seen before include "as per instruction" , "Cease; organ voice" , "Prevent - desist" , "Halt, whoa, desist" , "high card in bridge" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(resting is a kind of pausing)
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(Other definitions for rest that I've seen before include "What's left over" , "Support for putting things on" , "Relax, take a break" , "idle" , "Motionlessness" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(halt is a kind of pause)
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(Other definitions for halt that I've seen before include "game" , "Stop; minor station" , "Bring to a stop; lame" , "Pull up" , "Small railway station" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(hesitation is a kind of pause)
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(Other definitions for hesitation that I've seen before include "Pause" , "Wavering" , "indecision" , "Reluctance" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
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(Other definitions for interval that I've seen before include "Space of time" , "Time between two events" , "Hiatus" , "what's between notes?" , "Break, gap" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(breather is a kind of pause)
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(Other definitions for breather that I've seen before include "A rest from work - rather be thus" , "lung or > liver?" , "lung, possibly?" , "Short rest between bouts of exercise" , "time off work" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(synonyms)
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(Other definitions for hesitate that I've seen before include "Be uncertain about decision" , "Dither, waver" , "Do this perhaps to be lost" , "Be reluctant" , "Vacillate" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(break is a kind of pause)
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(Other definitions for break that I've seen before include "Shatter; respite" , "Interruption" , "Baker (anag.)" , "interval between lessons" , "Time off working" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
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(Other definitions for let-up that I've seen before include "Decline" , "Relieving pause" , "Pause in intensity" , "Pause, temporary respite" , "Abatement" .)
'pause' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
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(Other definitions for interlude that I've seen before include "Pause" , "Intervening period" , "Breathing space" , "Short performance during an interval" , "Entr'acte" .)