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rest, in music: see note note, in musical notation , symbol placed on or between the lines of a staff to indicate the pitch and the relative duration of the tone to be produced by voice or instrument.
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REST

(REpresentational State Transfer) An XML-based protocol for invoking Web services over HTTP. REST is a lighter version of SOAP, which evolved into a more complex protocol. See SOAP.

rest
1. a mark in a musical score indicating a pause of specific duration
2. Prosody a pause in or at the end of a line; caesura
3. Billiards Snooker any of various special poles used as supports for the cue in shots that cannot be made using the hand as a support


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We rest on Sunday, because the commandment requires it; the Germans rest on Sunday because the commandment requires it.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
I read that God made man, and he made horses and all the other beasts, and as soon as He had made them He made a day of rest, and bade that all should rest one day in seven; and I think, sir, He must have known what was good for them, and I am sure it is good for me; I am stronger and healthier altogether, now that I have a day of rest; the horses are fresh too, and do not wear up nearly so fast.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
She is tender, and not used to rough it like the rest of us.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
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