-pause

suffix

Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.

OriginMiddle French pause ← Latin pausa ← Ancient Greek παῦσις →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαῦσις“discontinuance”
  2. Latinpausa
  3. Middle Frenchpause
  4. English-pause

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis, “discontinuance”).

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APA

-pause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pause

MLA

“-pause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pause. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-pause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pause.

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