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“respite”
1. A period of relief and rest: The weekend provided Karen with a good respite from the pressures of her weekly work.
2. Etymology: from Latin respectus, "consideration, act of looking back" from respicere, "to look back, to have regard for."
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2. Etymology: from Latin respectus, "consideration, act of looking back" from respicere, "to look back, to have regard for."
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spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective
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