pause

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
  2. noun temporary inactivity
  3. verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

Etymology

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.

In classic literature

Synonyms

intermission, break, interruption, suspension

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