Definition of pause

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Pause (n.) In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses..

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Pause :: Pause (n.) A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Pause :: Pause (n.) To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses..
Pause :: Pause (n.) A break or paragraph in writing.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Hum :: Hum (interj.) An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc..
Pause :: Pause (n.) In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts..
Scansion :: Scansion (n.) The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise..
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
Stutter :: Stutter (v. t. & i.) To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Selah :: Selah (n.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song..
Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.
Pause :: Pause (n.) In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses..
Pausingly :: Pausingly (adv.) With pauses; haltingly.
Syncopist :: Syncope (n.) A pause or cessation; suspension.
Repose :: Repose (v.) A rest; a pause.
Pause :: Pause (n.) A hold. See 4th Hold, 7..
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
Breath :: Breath (n.) Time to breathe; respite; pause.
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