respite
Meaning of respite
noun
- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- To delay or postpone (an event).
- To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
Information about respite
- The plural form of respite is: respites.
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Hyphenation of respite
respite
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- respite is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
respite synonyms
Meaning reprieve:
Meaning recess:
Meaning suspension:
suspension, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
Meaning rest:
Meaning :
Translation of respite
- Spanish: tregua, reducción, disminución, alivio, aplacamiento
- French: répit, réduction, diminution, baisse
- Italian: tregua, abbattimento, diminuzione
- German: Lücke
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Words that rhyme with respite
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