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rupture

2 entries found.

Main Entry: 1rup·ture
Pronunciation: \ˈrəp(t)-shər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ruptur, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break — more at reave
Date: 15th century

1 : breach of peace or concord; specifically : open hostility or war between nations
2 a : the tearing apart of a tissue <rupture of the heart muscle> <rupture of an intervertebral disk> b : hernia
3 : a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart


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