pausa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.

Word forms

pausa

Etymology

From Latin pausa (“break”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis). Doublet of pause.

Derived words

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