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(1):

(n.) In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts.

(2):

(n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.

(3):

(n.) In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses.

(4):

(n.) To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.

(5):

(n.) A hold. See 4th Hold, 7.

(6):

(n.) To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.

(7):

(n.) A break or paragraph in writing.

(8):

(n.) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

(9):

(v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; - used reflexively.

(10):

(n.) A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

(11):

(n.) To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pause'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pause.html. 1828.
 
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