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abruption
a·brup·tion [ ə brúpsh'n ] (plural a·brup·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
breaking away: the sudden breaking off of a part from a larger mass ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < Latin abruption-< abruptus (see abrupt)]
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