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Uncommonbreak up
The correct spelling is break up.
How to pronounce break up
verb
Say it like: Bree-k u-p
The correct spelling is break up. To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. For example: "It broke up when it hit the ground."
Usage Examples
“It broke up when it hit the ground.”
“She broke up with her boyfriend last week.”
“Jane and Stephen broke up.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- 2.To end a relationship.
- 3.To end a relationship with each other.
- 4.To dissolve; to part.
- 5.Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
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