- (n.) Interval; intermission.
- (n.) Relief from toil or suffering: rest.
- (n.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide or carbonic acid, removed.
- (n.) The act of respiring or breathing again or catching one's breath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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