HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| NOUN | 1 | reprieve, respite | A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
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| 2 | reprieve, suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something | |
| 3 | reprieve | A warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) | |
| 4 | reprieve, respite | The act of reprieving | |
| VERB | 1 | reprieve, respite | Postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| 2 | reprieve | Relieve temporarily |
| Sounds | riypriy'v |
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| Rhymes | achieve, aggrieve, Aleve, and 31 more rhymes in iyv... |
| Meaning | A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort. |
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| Synonyms | respite |
| Broader | relief, ease |
| Verbs | reprieve |
| Meaning | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something. |
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| Synonyms | suspension, respite, hiatus, abatement |
| Broader | interruption, break |
| Narrower | defervescence; remission, remittal, subsidence |
| Meaning | A warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence). |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | warrant |
| Verbs | reprieve |
| Meaning | The act of reprieving. Postponing or remitting punishment. |
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| Synonyms | respite |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | clemency, mercifulness, mercy |
| Verbs | reprieve |
| Meaning | Postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | respite |
| Broader | postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off |
| Nouns | reprieve; reprieve |
| Meaning | Relieve temporarily. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Broader | rescue, deliver |
| Nouns | reprieve |
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