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refreshing

Main Entry:: re·fresh·ing
Pronunciation:: \-shiŋ\
Function:: adjective
Date:: circa 1580

: serving to refresh ; especially : agreeably stimulating because of freshness or newness <a refreshing change of pace>

— re·fresh·ing·ly

\-shiŋ-lē\ adverb

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