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Definition
a temporary relief from harm or discomfort
- It had a ruthless sound, as the voices of all men did to him yet, since he was too young yet to escape from the world of women for that brief respite before he escaped back into it to remain until the hour of his death.Chapter 6 (8% in)
There are no more uses of "respite" in Light in August.
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