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  1. noun Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.
  2. noun Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.
  3. noun Sleep or quiet relaxation.
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  1. Middle English, from Old English.
  2. Middle English, from Old French reste, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to stay behind : re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.
  3. Middle English reste, short for areste, a stopping, holding, from Old French, from arester, to stop; see arrest.

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  1. Origin obscure. Cf. rash.
  2. from Middle English rest, reste, from Anglo-Saxon rest, ræst, rest, quiet, =Old Saxon resta, rasta, resting-place, burial-place, =D. rust =Middle Low German reste, rest, =Old High German rasta, rest, also a measure of distance, resti, rest, Middle High German raste, German rast, rest, repose, =Icelandic röst, a mile, i. e. the distance between two resting-places, =Swedish Danish rast. rest, =Gothic (Moesogothic) rasta, a stage of a journey, a mile; with abstract formative -st, from √ ra, rest, Sanskrit √ ram, rest, rejoice at, sport, later rati, pleasure.
  3. from Middle English resten, from Anglo-Saxon restan =Old Saxon restian =OFries. resta =D. rusten =Middle Low German resten =Old High German rastēn, restan, raston, resten, Middle High German rasten, resten, German rasten =Swedish rasta =Danish raste, rest; from the noun: see rest, n. The verb rest in some uses mingles with the different verb rest.
  4. =D. resten, resteren =G. resten, restiren =Danish restere =Swedish restera, rest, remain, from Old French (and F.) rester =Provencal Spanish Portuguese restar =Italian restare, ristare, from Latin restare, stop, rest, stand still, remain, from re-, behind, back, + stare, stand: see stand. Cf. arrest. The verb rest is partly confused with some uses of rest.
  5. =D. G. Swedish Danish rest, from Old French and F. reste, rest, residue, remnant, =Provencal resta =Spanish resto, resta =Portuguese resto =Italian resta, rest, repose, pause; from the verb: see rest, v.
  6. By apheresis from arrest.
 

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