"physical break" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-physical break.ogg [Australia] Forms: physical breaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} physical break (plural physical breaks)
  1. (idiomatic) A short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention by giving people a chance to move around. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-physical_break-en-noun-fjprL01d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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