Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. · A short time for relaxing and doing something else. · Hesitation; suspense; doubt. · In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. · To stop (an activity) for a while. · To interrupt an activity and wait. · To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.
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