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pause
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...and is worth
9
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"Pause" Definition
noun
A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura
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American Heritage Dictionary
A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation
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American Heritage Dictionary
A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers
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American Heritage Dictionary
A temporary cessation
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American Heritage Dictionary
Music A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held
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American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To cease or suspend an action temporarily
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American Heritage Dictionary
To hesitate: He paused before replying
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American Heritage Dictionary
To linger; tarry: paused for a while under the huge oak tree
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American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: "Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded” ( George Judson)
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American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To cause to pause
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Source:
Merriam-Webster
To linger for a time
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Source:
Merriam-Webster
To stop temporarily
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Source:
Merriam-Webster
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