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Noun respite has 5 senses
- reprieve, respite - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
--1 is a kind of relief, ease
- respite, recess, break, time out - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
--2 is a kind of pause
--2 has particulars: spring break
- suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
--3 is a kind of interruption, break
--3 has particulars: defervescence; remission, remittal, subsidence
- respite, rest, relief, rest period - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
--4 is a kind of pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
--4 has particulars:
- reprieve, respite - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
--5 is a kind of clemency, mercifulness, mercy
Verb respite has 1 sense
- reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
--1 is one way to postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Sample sentence:
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