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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from Old French repris, past participle of reprendre; REPRISE

reprieve

2 verb
     
reprieve2 [transitive usually passive]
1 to officially stop a prisoner from being killed as a punishment
2 to change a decision to close a factory, school etc or get rid of something
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