"catch breath" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: catch breaths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} catch breath (plural catch breaths)
  1. Alternative form of catch-breath Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: catch-breath
    Sense id: en-catch_breath-en-noun-E~2TdSJX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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