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respite
/ˈɹɛs.pɪt/
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RES-pit: use short e and short i.
Put the main stress on RES. The final e is silent, and the ending has the short i of “sit.”
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“The shade offered a brief respite from the heat.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does respite mean?
noun
- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
verb
- To delay or postpone (an event).
- To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹɛs.pɪt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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The BLENHEIM then passing between them and the enemy, gave them a respite, and poured in her fire upon the Spaniards.
At once she whirled to come at us, but the brief respite had allowed us to recover our own scattered wits.
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My respite was short-lived however, for soon the entire party, numbering some thousand men, came charging into view, racing madly toward me.
Sir John had gained a respite from the task he dreaded, the task of going in quest of a successor to Narcisse.
Having stood still awhile he at last retraced his steps, and Henchard felt like a condemned man who has a few hours’ respite.