The Only Use
reprieve
in
The Giver
(Edited)
- He had been given an unusual and special reprieve from the committee, and granted an additional year of nurturing before his Naming and Placement.
p. 42.4reprieve = delay offering temporary relief
Definitions:
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(1)
(reprieve) temporary relief from something difficult or unpleasant; can also refer to a delay in punishment -- especially the death penalty
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)