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DEFINITIONS OF:
breakup
1
n
coming apart
Synonyms:
detachment
,
separation
Examples:
Great Schism
the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon
Types:
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breach
,
break
,
falling out
,
rift
,
rupture
,
severance
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
break
the occurrence of breaking
schism
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
snap
a sudden breaking
Type of:
alteration
,
change
,
modification
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
n
the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
Synonyms:
dissolution
Types:
splitsville
separation or breakup or divorce
annulment
,
invalidation
(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
dissolution of marriage
an annulment of a marriage
Type of:
conclusion
,
ending
,
termination
the act of ending something
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