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单词 abruption
释义

abruption

[ uh-bruhp-shuhn ]
/ əˈbrʌp ʃən /

noun

a sudden breaking off.

Origin of abruption

First recorded in 1600–10, abruption is from the Latin word abruptiōn- (stem of abruptiō). See abrupt, -ion

Words nearby abruption

abroach, abroad, abrogate, abrogation, abrupt, abruption, abruptio placentae, abruptly, Abruzzi, Abruzzi e Molise, ABRV
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Example sentences from the Web for abruption

  • The comma is the note of connection and continuity of sentences; the period is the note of abruption and disjunction.

    Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies|Samuel Johnson

  • By this abruption, posterity lost more instruction than delight.

    Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for abruption

abruption
/ (əˈbrʌpʃən) /

noun

a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass

Word Origin for abruption

C17: from Latin abruptio; see abrupt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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