pause

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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
cease an action temporarily
To hesitate
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
temporary inactivity
A temporary stop or rest
Temporary inaction or waiting
In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading
A break or paragraph in writing
A hold
To make a short stop
To be intermitted
To stop in order to consider
To cause to stop or rest
Residential area (city, town, village) in Peru in Arequipa

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