We found 31 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word respite:
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 General (24 matching dictionaries)
- respite: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- respite: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- respite: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- respite: Wiktionary [home, info]
- respite: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- respite: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- respite: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- respite: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Respite: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Respite: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- respite: Rhymezone [home, info]
- respite: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- Respite: 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
- respite: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- respite: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- respite: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- respite: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (4 matching dictionaries)
- respite: Webster's New World Law Dictionary [home, info]
- Respite: THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM [home, info]
- RESPITE: Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition [home, info]
- respite: Legal dictionary [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- respite: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
- Respite: Reactive Attachment Disorder [home, info]
- RESPITE: Medical dictionary [home, info]
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Quick definitions (respite)
▸ noun: a pause from doing something (as work)
▸ noun: a pause for relaxation
▸ noun: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
▸ noun: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
▸ noun: a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
▸ verb: postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
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