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Retreat Before You Start

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noun

• religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

30%9 To retreat to a rural retreat from city life
verb

• live in the country and lead a rustic life

• send to the country

• suspend temporarily from college or university, in England

• give (stone) a rustic look

• lend a rustic character to

30%9Retreat or retreat order
noun

• a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness

• (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action

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