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What is the noun for respite?

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respite
  1. A brief interval of rest or relief.
  2. (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
  3. (law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. break, pause, interval, intermission, lull, interlude, recess, breather, hiatus, interruption, halt, stop, stoppage, cessation, downtime, discontinuation, moratorium, letup, interregnum, layoff, standstill, breath, ten, time, five, let-up, time out, breathing space, breathing room, coffee break, rest, suspension, entr'acte, gap, interim, breathing spell, time-out, lapse, stay, lacuna, discontinuity, abeyance, delay, remission, spell, surcease, discontinuance, hiccup, hiccough, wait … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The footmen are gathered near the stern, smoking pipes and enjoying a quick respite before clearing up.”
      “Everyone is scurrying for shade and some respite from the sun.”
      “This they did later, either on account of the French fishermen or at the instigation of the Dutch, and a year's respite was granted.”
respit
  1. (obsolete) respite
respites
  1. plural of respite
  2. Synonyms:
      3. breaks, pauses, intervals, intermissions, lulls, interludes, recesses, breathers, hiatuses, interruptions, halts, stops, stoppages, cessations, downtime, discontinuations, moratoria, letups, interregna, layoffs, standstills, breaths, tens, times, fives, let-ups, breathing spaces, breathing room, coffee breaks, rests, suspensions, entr'actes, gaps, interims, time-outs, lapses, stays, remissions, breathing spells, discontinuities, lacunas, abeyances, delays, spells, surceases, discontinuances, hiccups, hiccoughs, waits, cutoffs … more
respits
  1. plural of respit
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