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rest

Definition:

(nou) something left after other parts have been taken away (nou) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) (nou) a pause for relaxation (nou) a state of inaction (nou) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) (nou) a support on which things can be put (nou) a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

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rest

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The rest is still jumbled at the moment.

The rest of the article is still the same.

In the foreground a wayfarer has stopped to rest.

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