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rest period
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rest period has 1 sense
- rest period(n = noun.time) relief, respite, rest - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" is a kind of break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
has particulars: breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
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