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Word: Interrupt
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin interrupt- ‘broken, interrupted’, from the verb interrumpere, from inter- ‘between’ + rumpere ‘to break’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪntəˈrʌpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)
Short Definition:stop continuous progress of
Examples:- the buzzer interrupted his thoughts
Definition:
break the continuity of (a line or surface)
Short Definition:break continuity of line or surface
Examples:- the coastal plain is interrupted by chains of large lagoons
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