p 3 a 1 u 1 s 1 e 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
noun temporary inactivity
verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
originFrom Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.
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