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Added 9 October 2026

breaking

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about breaking at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act by which something is broken.
A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.

verb

present participle and gerund of break

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