break-up
Speech parts
1. break-up - Noun
2. break-up - Verb
3. break-up - Phrase
Meaning
Disruption; a separation and dispersion of the parts or members; as, a break-up of an assembly or dinner party; a break-up of the government.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlternative names
break up
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The court adjourned
The book dealer would not break the set
The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
My friend and I split up
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