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Interpause :: Interpause (n.) An intermission.

Respite :: Respite (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy..

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.

Pausingly :: Pausingly (adv.) With pauses; haltingly.

Pauser :: Pauser (n.) One who pauses.

Syncopist :: Syncope (n.) A pause or cessation; suspension.

Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.

Point :: Point (n.) A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..

Pause :: Pause (n.) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

Ceaseless :: Ceaseless (a.) Without pause or end; incessant.

Pause :: Pause (n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.

Corona :: Corona (n.) A character [/] called the pause or hold.

Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.

Scansion :: Scansion (n.) The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise..

Punctuate :: Punctuate (v. t.) To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning..

Hold :: Hold (n.) A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and corona..

Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation..

Check :: Check (v. i.) To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.

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