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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Of or relating to a pause in speech; specifically (in the grammar of Arabic, Hebrew, and other Semitic languages) designating the form which a word receives in pause, whereby, in certain cases, a vowel is changed (usually lengthened), or a weakened vowel reappears in full.
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Origin
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late 18th century; earliest use found in Alexander Geddes (1737–1802), Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar. From pause + -al
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- A pausal form of a word.
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Origin
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late 18th century; earliest use found in Alexander Geddes (1737–1802), Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar. From pause + -al
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