mini-break

noun

In a tiebreak, a point won against the server when ahead.

Meanings

nounmini-break (plural mini-breaks)

plural mini-breaks

  1. hobbiesIn a tiebreak, a point won against the server when ahead.

Origin

From mini- + break (“game won against the server”).

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APA

mini-break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-break

MLA

“mini-break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-break. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mini-break,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-break.

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