abruption
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a·brup·tion
(ə-brŭp′shən)n.
An instance of suddenly breaking away or off.
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abruption
(əˈbrʌpʃən)n
a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass
[C17: from Latin abruptio; see abrupt]
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ab•rup•tion
(əˈbrʌp ʃən)n.
a sudden breaking off.
[1600–10; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | abruption - an instance of sudden interruption disruption, interruption, gap, break - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" |
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ab·rup·tion
n. abrupción, separación inesperada.
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