breaks

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
  2. noun an unexpected piece of good luck
  3. noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Etymology

Break + -s, pluralisation suffix.

Synonyms

interruption, break

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