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Word: rupture
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A burst, split, or break.
- A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
- engineering A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
- medicine A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
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Verb:
- intransitive To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.
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