Meanings
plural abruptions
- archaicA sudden termination or interruption.First known use First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century.
- A sudden breaking off or breaking away; a violent separation of bodies.First known use First attested in the mid 17ᵗʰ century.
By this abruption posterity lost more instruction than delight.
1837, Samuel Johnson, The Life of Cowley1 more example
After a startling abruption and a slow recovery, the canonic process is resumed at [7], with a whole slew of redundant entries on the last phrase.
1996, Richard Taruskin, Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions, page 336
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