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respite (s) (noun), respites (pl)
1. A period of relief and rest: The weekend provided Karen with a good respite from the pressures of her weekly work.
2. Etymology: from Latin respectus, "consideration, act of looking back" from respicere, "to look back, to have regard for."
Relief from a task or situation.
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An interval of rest from the pressure to do things.
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