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noun • A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc. • A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period. • (communication) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally. • (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally. • (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally. | ||||||||
30% | 7 | Breaks up a play | ||||||
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27% | 4 | It breaks and breaks around the West | ||||||
noun • the first light of day • the earliest period • an opening time period verb • become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions • appear or develop • become light | ||||||||
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