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breaking

1

[ brey-king ]

adjective

  1. (of a news story) currently developing or having happened recently and being released for publication or airing, as on television or radio, in print, or on the internet:

    Our network aims to be your trusted source for breaking news, local weather, and sports.

  2. coming into being suddenly:

    When I awoke, it was breaking day over the eastern horizon.

  3. changing or collapsing suddenly:

    This is a photograph of a breaking wave in the subantarctic waters of the Southern Ocean.



breaking

2

[ brey-king ]

noun

  1. Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe.

breaking

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[ brey-king ]

breaking

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. linguistics (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of breaking1

First recorded in 1930–35; break ( def ) (in the sense “to release a news story for publication”) + -ing 2( def )

Origin of breaking2

First recorded in 1870–75; translation of German Brechung; break, -ing 1

Origin of breaking3

First recorded in 1980–85; by ellipsis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of breaking1

C19: translation of German Brechung
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But we both loved the experience of going to the movies and talking about them afterward, breaking them down scene by scene over late-night coffee or fries at Swingers.

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After breaking up in 2002 and reforming five years later, the group have enjoyed a prolific second life, releasing several albums and last year enjoying their first ever chart-topper with their 18th record, Yummy.

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Then, even ratings dropped halfway through the pilot because we ended the second act with Eli, the handicapped kid in the school, breaking his arm and screaming in pain on the ground.

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“It’s all building to this breaking point,” Cage says of the waves.

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However, it comes against a backdrop of arriving in Sheffield without any competitive action since breaking his cue in frustration at the Championship League in January.

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