Upbreak
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A break-up or division.
"The most ignorant will be wiser than the wisest now is by the time these words can be published, but we think this anticipation is likely to be realised: the probability of upbreak in the "Church" itself increases as the hour of the meeting of the Council approaches."
- 2 A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst.
"the upbreak of the fountains of my heart"
Verb
- 1 To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface. intransitive
Example
More examples"The most ignorant will be wiser than the wisest now is by the time these words can be published, but we think this anticipation is likely to be realised: the probability of upbreak in the "Church" itself increases as the hour of the meeting of the Council approaches."
Etymology
From up- + break.
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