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Meaning of pause

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pause
      n 1: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
           of something [syn: {pause}, {intermission}, {break},
           {interruption}, {suspension}]
      2: temporary inactivity
      v 1: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The
           speaker paused" [syn: {hesitate}, {pause}]
      2: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
         identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause},
         {intermit}, {break}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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