Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-pause

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: -pause
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: pause, pausa, παῦσις

Questions

What does -pause mean?: Indicative of a pause or discontinuance.
Where does -pause come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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