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Break , break / brāk/ • v. (past broke / brōk/ ; past part. brok·en / ˈbrōkən/ ) 1. separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, o… middle , mid·dle / ˈmidl/ • adj. 1. at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central: the early and middle part of life middle and eastern Euro… breach , breach / brēch/ • n. 1. an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct: a breach of confidence I sued for breach of co… Rupture , rup·ture / ˈrəpchər/ • v. [intr.] (esp. of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly: if the main arte… burst , burst / bərst/ • v. (past and past part. burst ) [intr.] (of a container) break suddenly and violently apart, spilling the contents, typically as a r… Middle Kingdom , Middle Kingdom or Middle Country, Mandarin Zhongguo, Chinese name for China. It dates from c.1000 BC, when it designated the Chou empire situated on…
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