- pausation
- pau·sa·tion
English syllables. 2014.
pausation
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pausation — pȯˈzāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin pausation , pausatio, from pausatus (past. participle of pausare to halt, pause, from Latin pausa pause) + ion , io ion : the act of pausing : pause … Useful english dictionary
interval — [n] break, pause breach, breathing space*, comma, delay, distance, downtime, five*, gap, hiatus, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, lacuna, layoff, letup, lull, meantime, opening, parenthesis, pausation, period, playtime … New thesaurus
lull — [n] pause, calm abeyance, break, breather, breathing spell, calmness, coffee break, comma*, downtime*, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, pausation, quiescence, quiet, respite, silence, stillness, stop, time out*, tranquility; concept 807 Ant. busyness … New thesaurus
pause — [n] wait, delay abeyance, break, breakoff*, breathing space*, breathing spell*, caesura, cessation, coffee break*, comma*, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance, downtime*, freeze*, gap, gridlock*, halt, happy hour*, hesitancy, hesitation, hiatus,… … New thesaurus
