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Definition of respite : 1. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
2. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
3. Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
4. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
5. To delay or postpone; to put off.
6. To give or grant a respite to.
7. To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
8. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.

Synonyms:

breaking, rest period, embossment, prisonbreak, foramen, eternal sleep, relievo, eternal rest, acquittal, commutation, interruption, gap, substitute, succor, discharge, suspension, breach, fill-in, pause, breakage, break, breakout, ministration, stay, release, continue, succour, good luck, inlet, repose, delay, backup man, open frame, hanging, geological fault, cessation, recession, fracture, truce, interregnum, time-out, gaolbreak, forgiveness, stand-in, corner, deliverance, adjournment, residual, intermission, quietus, rilievo, ease, residuum, balance, abeyance, rupture, reliever, jailbreak, faulting, fault, grace, abatement, recess, rift, surcease, disruption, severance, falling out, exculpation, happy chance, sculptural relief, remission, relaxation, temporary removal, backup, sleep, moderation, lull, immunity, suspension system, interval, easing, shift, dangling, halt, niche, letup, deferral, rest, reprieve, break of serve, prison-breaking, residue, breather, pardon, postponement, deferment, hiatus, remainder, stop

relief (part of speech: noun)

help, mercy, aid, appeasement, cure, alleviation, easement, consolation, assuagement, relief, comfort, remedy, solace, mildness

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